physiography geomorphology of india section 10 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Answer: (d)

The Himalayas is an example of Fold mountains that are created where two or more of Earth’s tectonic plates are pushed together.

At these colliding, compressing boundaries, rocks and debris are warped and folded into rocky outcrops, hills, mountains, and entire mountain ranges. Besides, Andes and Alps are all active fold mountains.

Answer: (b)

Siachen is a glacier 76-km in length with a width of 2 km to 8 km, between two ranges - the Karakoram in the east and Saltora in the west.

Starting from point NJ9842 in the South, the glacier runs in a northwestern direction flanking several towns in POK close to the Saltora range, and in a northeastern direction it extends up to the Karakoram pass, thus forming more or less a triangular shape.

Answer: (a)

The Coromandel Coast is the name given to the southeastern coast of the Indian Subcontinent between Cape Comorin and False Divi Point. It may also include the southeastern coast of the island of Sri Lanka.

The eastern coastal strip is known as the Coramandel Coast (or Payan Ghat in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu). It varies in width from 100 to 130 km and extends from the delta of the Godavari to Kanyakumari.