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

Answer: (c)

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)

The Survey of India is headquartered at Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand. It is India's central engineering agency in charge of mapping and surveying.

Set up in 1767 to help consolidate the territories of the British East India Company, it is one of the oldest Engineering Departments of the Government of India.

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: (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: (b)

The southern part of the Western Ghats mountain ranges harbours the Nilgiri hills, which serve as the meeting point of the Western and Eastern Ghats.

The hills are separated from the Karnataka plateau to the north by the Moyar River and from the Anaimalai Hills and Palni Hills to the south by the Palghat Gap.