Mountains AFCAT Questions

AFCAT Physical Geography of India

Mountains MCQ Questions


1.
The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the Indian Plate with which other plate?
A.
Pacific Plate
B.
Arabian Plate
C.
African Plate
D.
Eurasian Plate
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ANSWER :
D. Eurasian Plate
2.
The Himalayas are classified as which type of mountains?
A.
Young Fold Mountains
B.
Volcanic Mountains
C.
Residual Mountains
D.
Block Mountains
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ANSWER :
A. Young Fold Mountains
3.
The word 'Himalaya' is derived from Sanskrit and means:
A.
Abode of Snow
B.
King of Mountains
C.
Roof of the World
D.
Eternal Mountains
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ANSWER :
A. Abode of Snow
4.
Approximately what is the length of the Himalayan range from west to east?
A.
About 5000 km
B.
About 3500 km
C.
About 2500 km
D.
About 1600 km
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ANSWER :
C. About 2500 km
5.
The Himalayas extend across how many countries?
A.
Five
B.
Seven
C.
Four
D.
Six (India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan)
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ANSWER :
D. Six (India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan)
6.
Approximately how many years ago was the Indian Plate believed to have collided with the Eurasian Plate to begin forming the Himalayas?
A.
About 200 million years ago
B.
About 5 million years ago
C.
About 50 million years ago
D.
About 500 million years ago
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ANSWER :
C. About 50 million years ago