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  1. ________ is a cold desert lying in the Great Himalayas.

  2. A.

     Ladakh

    B.

     Satpura

    C.

     Aravalli

    D.

     Vindhya

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  3. Which one of the following statements is wrong regarding the "Vale of Kashmir" ?

  4. A.

     It is a synclinal valley

    B.

     It is situated 'between the Pir Panjal Range and the Lesser Himalayas

    C.

     It is drained by the river Jhelum

    D.

     Previously it was a bed of a great lake, subsequently uplifted.

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  5. Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located in

  6. A.

     Eastern range

    B.

     Karakoram range

    C.

     Zanskar range

    D.

     Himalayan range

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  7. Godwin Austin is a

  8. A.

     Pass

    B.

     Peak

    C.

     Telescope inventor

    D.

     Geologist

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  9. The States which have common borders with China are:
    1. Jammu and Kashmir
    2. Sikkim
    3. Arunachal Pradesh
    4. Himachal Pradesh

  10. A.

     1, 3 and 4

    B.

     1, 2 and 3

    C.

     1 and 3

    D.

     1, 2, 3 and 4

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  11. Palakkad gap connects which of the following states

  12. A.

     Sikkim and West Bengal

    B.

     Maharashtra and Gujarat

    C.

     Kerala and Tamil Nadu

    D.

     Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim

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  13. "Himadri" is the term by which the ________ are known.

  14. A.

     Western Ghats

    B.

     Siwalik Ranges

    C.

     Middle Himalayas

    D.

     Greater Himalayas

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  15. The Coast line of India is

  16. A.

     5500km

    B.

     6500km

    C.

     7500km

    D.

     8400km

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  17. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the youngest to the oldest-of the given mountain ranges?

  18. A.

     Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps

    B.

     Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas

    C.

     Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps

    D.

     Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats

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  19. Among the Union Territories which has the highest literacy rate?

  20. A.

     Lakshadweep

    B.

     Pondicherry

    C.

     Delhi

    D.

     Daman and Diu

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