physiography geomorphology of india section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

1. K2 is the 2nd highest peak in the world and is located in Jammu & Kashmir.
2. Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, and the highest located entirely within the country. It is the 23rd-highest peak in the world. It is in Uttrakhand.
3. Tara Pahar is in Himachal Pradesh
4. Kangchenjunga, also spelt Kanchenjunga, is the third highest mountain in the world, and lies partly in Nepal and partly in Sikkim, India.

Answer: (d)

The Tarai region represents a marsh like landscapes because it is a zone of seepage where the Lime Sand, Silt and Clay are deposited by the emerging Streams.

Answer: (d)

In geology, a nappe is a large sheet-like body of rock that has been moved more than 2 km or 5 km from its original position.

Nappes form during continental plate collisions when folds are sheared so much that they fold back over on themselves and break apart.

The Kashmir Valley has been described as a great synclinal (Wadia, 1975), seated on the back of a vast nappe, Kashmir nappe.

Answer: (b)

Rohtang Pass connects the valley of Kullu with Spiti and Lahaul.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)

Guhar Moti is the westernmost inhabited village in India, in Kutch district in Gujarat. Siachen Glacier, located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains, marks the northern extremity of India.

Similarly, Indira Point located in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Island marks the southernmost point of India’s territory.