physiography geomorphology of india section 8 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

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)

The southeast trade winds in the southern hemisphere and the northeast trade winds in the northern hemisphere meet each other near the equator. The meeting place of these winds is known as the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).

In the month of July, the ITCZ shifts to 20°- 25° N latitude and is located in the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the South-West monsoons blow from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. NITCZ is the zone of clouds and heavy rainfall.

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)