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

Answer: (b)

Himalayan mountain system is originated out of the Tethys geosyncline.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

Length of coastline of India including the coastlines of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal and Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea is 7517 km.

Length of Coastline of Indian mainland is 6100 km. Coastline of Indian mainland is surrounded by Arabian Sea in the west, Bay of Bengal in the east, and Indian Ocean in the south.

The long coastline of India is dotted with several major ports such as Kandla, Mumbai, Navasheva, Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, Tuticorin, Vishakhapatnam, and Paradip.

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: (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: (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.