physiography geomorphology of india section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)

Gurushikhar is a peak at an altitude of 5,676 feet (1722 metres) in Rajasthan.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

Doab is a term used in India and Pakistan for a "tongue" or tract of land lying between two confluent rivers.

Unqualified by the names of any rivers, it designates the flat alluvial tract between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers in western and southwestern Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand state in India, extending from the Sivalik Hills to the two rivers' confluence at Allahabad.

Answer: (d)

Chilka lake is located in Odisha. It is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing in to the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of over 1,100 sq.km.

Answer: (c)

The name Darjeeling comes from the Tibetan word ‘dorje,’ meaning the thunderbolt scepter of the Hindu deity Indra, and ling, a place or land. So it means ‘place of the thunderbolt.’ Located in the Mahabharata Range or Lesser Himalaya, Darjeeling is situated in West Bengal.