physiography geomorphology of india section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 31

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
India enjoys tropical monsoon climate.
Reason (R):
India is located within the tropics.
Select the correct answer from the following codes: Codes:

a) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

b) A is true, but R is false.

c) A is false, but R is true.

d) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Answer: (b)

India is located in the middle of tropic of cancer.

Question : 32

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List I List II
(Hill resorts) (State)
A. Dalhousie 1. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Darjeeling 2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Mussoorie 3. West Bengal
D. Pahalgam 4. Uttarakhand
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 3 2 4

b) 2 3 4 1

c) 3 1 4 2

d) 2 4 3 1

Answer: (b)

  1. Dalhousie is in Himachal Pradesh,
  2. Darjeeling is in West Bengal,
  3. Mussoorie is in Uttrakhand and
  4. Pahalgam is in Jammu and Kashmir.

Question : 33 [SSC CML 2002]

Guru Shikhar on the Abu Hills is the highest peak of which mountain ranges?

a) Purvanchal

b) Anamalai

c) Aravallis

d) Sahyadri

Answer: (c)

Guru Shikhar holds the honour of being not only the highest peak of Mount Abu but the whole of Aravali mountain range.

This peak is the home to the temple of Dattatreya, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Question : 34

In which one of the following islands of India is an active volcano found?

a) Nancowry Island

b) Barren Island

c) Maya Bunder Island

d) Car Nicobar Island

Answer: (b)

Barren Island is located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia.

Question : 35 [SSC CGL 2016]

Which of the following areas or regions is most prone to earthquakes?

a) Ganga-Brahmaputra Valley

b) Plains of northern India

c) Western Ghats

d) Deccan Plateau

Answer: (a)

The Ganga-Brahmaputra basin is a high earthquake risk zone. It comes under Zone 5 covers the areas with the highest risks zone that suffers earthquakes of intensity MSK IX or greater.

Experts warn that as many as a million deaths could be expected on the Ganges and Brahmaputra plain, as the southern flank of the Himalayas has not been active enough over past centuries to release the energy accumulated by the upward movement of the Indian plate.

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