SSC Geography quiz 3 September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. Which one of the following is most prone to earthquakes? Young folded mountains Old shields Coastal plains Plateaus 2. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on : Palni hills Nilgiri mountain Anaimalai mountain Cardamon hills 3. Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas? Faulting of the earth’s crust Folding of the earth’s crust Folding of the geosyncline Accumulation of loess deposits 4. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the age of formation-from the Himalayas, Vindhyas, Western Ghats, Deccan Traps Vindhyas, Himalayas, Deccan Traps, Western Ghats Himalayas, Western Ghats, Vindhayas, Deccan Traps Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Vindhyas, Himalayas 5. Which one of the following mountains is not the part of Eastern Ghats? Javadi hills Nallamala hills Sheravoy hills Elamalai hills 6. The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains? Volcanic mountains Residual mountains Fold mountains Block mountains 7. The transport route connecting the Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the: Pir Panjal pass Karakoram pass Zoji La pass Banihal pass 8. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? Sedimentary rocks are distinguished from other types of rocks by the presence of distinct layers Granite has large crystals of quartz, feldspar and mica in it Black cotton soil of north-west India was formed by the weathering of basaltic lava rocks A metamorphic rock is softer and less compact than its original type 9. The correct sequence of the different sections of the Himalayas in terms of their Nepal Him., Assam Him., Kumaon Him., Punjab Him. Punjab Him., Kumaon Him., Nepal Him., Assam Him. Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him., Kumaon Him Kumaon, Hlm., Nepal Him., Assam Him., Punjab Him. 10. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in : Baluchistan Kashmir Nepal Myanmar Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related
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