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Question : 36

The Karewas of Kashmir refers to which among the following types of deposits?

a) Fluvial

b) Lacustrine

c) Volcanic

d) Aeolian and glacial

Answer: (b)

The word Karewa in Kashmiri dialect means, "elevated table-land."It was used for an unconsolidated to semi consolidated sand-clay-conglomerate sequence. The Karewas in Kashmir valley is some 367 meters thick lacustrine deposits.

They cover the area between the Jhelum alluvium in the north and Pir Panjal mountains in the south.

Question : 37 [PCS (Pre) 2012]

Which one of the following groups is the correct sequence of mountain peaks from East to West?

a) Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri

b) Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Everest

c) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna

d) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri

Answer: (a)

Question : 38 [UPPCS (Pre) 1990]

Where is the Southernmost point of India located?

a) Great Nicobar

b) Lakshadweep

c) Madras

d) Kanyakumari

Answer: (a)

Question : 39 [SSC CGL Pre 2008]

The Southern tip of India is

a) Point Calimere

b) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands

c) Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram

d) Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari)

Answer: (b)

Indira Point is the southernmost point of the Nicobar island lot located on the Great Nicobar Island. It was formerly known by various names including Pygmalion Point, Parsons Point, etc.

The Indira Point Lighthouse was established in the year 1972 and since then it is working as a towering feature and as an important landmark for the ships coming from Malacca.

Question : 40 [IAS (Pre) 2010]

If there were no Himalayan ranges, what would have been the most likely geographical impact on India?

  1. Most of the country would experience the cold waves from Siberia.
  2. Indo-Gangetic plain would be devoid of such extensive alluvial soils.
  3. The pattern of monsoon would be different from what it is at present.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only 1 and 3

b) Only 2 and 3

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) Only 1

Answer: (c)

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