physiography geomorphology of india section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Jelep La or Jelep Pass elevation 4,267 m or 13,999 ft, is a high mountain pass between East Sikkim District, Sikkim, India and Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

Answer: (d)

The Nilgiri Hills or the Blue Mountains form the meeting point of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. These hills are part of the Western Ghats.

They are separated from the Karnataka Plateau (north) by the Noyar River and from the Anaimalai and Palni hills (south) by the Palghat Gap.

Answer: (c)

Mountain Pass & State

1. Zoji La - Jammu Kashmir
2. Lipu lekh - Uttarakhand
3. Shipki La - Himachal Pradesh
4. Nathu La - Sikkim

Answer: (c)

The main water divide in peninsular rivers is formed by the Western Ghats, which run from north to south close to the western coast.

Most of the major rivers of the peninsula such as the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri flow eastwards because of the issue of elevation and drain into the Bay of Bengal.

These rivers flow through open and graded shallow valleys with low gradients and little erosion.

Answer: (c)

Western Ghats (also known as Sahyadri) is a continuous mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula. It abruptly rises like a sheer wall to an average elevation of 1,000 m from the Western Coastal Plain.

But, they slope gently on their eastern flank and hardly appear to be a mountain when viewed from the Deccan tableland. They are steep-sided, terraced, hills presenting a stepped topography facing the Arabian Sea coast.

Answer: (a)