geomorphology & earth landforms section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (a)

Willow is a species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Willow wood is also used in the manufacture of boxes, brooms, cricket bats (grown from certain strains of white willow), cradle boards, etc.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

1. The Pir Panjal Range is a group of mountains in the Inner Himalayan region, running from east-southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) across the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the disputed territories comprising Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan administered Azad Kashmir,
2. The Dhauladhar range is a southern branch of the main Outer Himalayan chain of mountains.
3. Nag Tibba 3,022 metres (9,915 ft), is the highest peak in the lesser Himalayan region of Uttarakhand state.
4. Mishmi Hills are in Arunachal Pradesh.

Answer: (d)

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is a time system originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, which later became adopted as a global time standard.

It is the term in common use in the United Kingdom and countries of the Commonwealth, including Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan and Malaysia, as well as many other countries in the Old World.

Answer: (a)

Overall, the Himalayan mountain system is the worlds highest and is home to the world’s highest peaks, the Eight-thousanders.

Mount Everest is the highest peak having an elevation of 8848 m and is situated East of Kathmandu on Sagarmatha Zone Nepal. Mount Everest is the Earth’s highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres above sea level.

It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international border between China and Nepal runs across the precise summit point.