physiography geomorphology of india section 8 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Raisina Hill is an area of Lutyens’ Delhi, New Delhi, housing India’s most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India and the Secretariat building housing the Prime Minister’s Office and several other important ministries.

It is surrounded by other important buildings and structures, including the Parliament of India, Rajpath, Vijay Chowk and India Gate.28) The term "Raisina Hill" was coined following the acquisition of land from 300 families from X and Malcha villages.

About 0.001 acres of land was acquired under the "1894 Land Acquisition Act" to begin the construction of the Viceroy’s House.

Answer: (b)

Cardamom hills are the most southern hills of India. It is situated at the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (c)

Tora Bora is a cave complex situated in the White Mountains of eastern Afghanistan, in the Pachir Wa Agam District of Nangarhar province, west of the Khyber Pass and 10 km (north of the border of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan.

It is close to Jalalabad. It was known to be an important area for the Taliban and insurgency against the Soviet Union in the 1980s.

Answer: (b)

Lake Manasarovar is a freshwater lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China near Lhasa. Manasarovar is near the source of the Sutlej River which is the easternmost large tributary of the Indus.

Nearby are the sources of the Brahmaputra River, the Indus River, and the Karnali River (Ghaghara), an important tributary of the Ganges River.

Answer: (c)