Physiographic Divisions of India CDS Questions

Physiographic Divisions of India MCQ Questions

13.
The mountain pass that connects Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) with Leh (Ladakh) is the:
A.
Zoji La
B.
Nathula Pass
C.
Bomdila Pass
D.
Shipki La
ANSWER :
A. Zoji La
14.
Which one of the following mountain passes is NOT located in the Himalayan region of India?
A.
Nathula Pass
B.
Bomdila Pass
C.
Khyber Pass
D.
Shipki La
ANSWER :
C. Khyber Pass
15.
The Pir Panjal range, the longest and most important range, is a part of which division of the Himalayas?
A.
Greater Himalaya
B.
Shiwalik
C.
Lesser Himalaya (Himachal)
D.
Trans-Himalaya
ANSWER :
C. Lesser Himalaya (Himachal)
16.
The famous Vale of Kashmir lies between which two ranges of the Himalayas?
A.
Shiwalik and Greater Himalaya
B.
Ladakh and Karakoram
C.
Dhauladhar and Shiwalik
D.
Pir Panjal and the Zaskar (Greater Himalaya)
ANSWER :
D. Pir Panjal and the Zaskar (Greater Himalaya)
17.
Mount Everest is known by which name in Nepal?
A.
Chomolungma
B.
Sagarmatha
C.
Gauri Shankar
D.
Annapurna
ANSWER :
B. Sagarmatha
18.
The Himalayas act as which one of the following for the Indian subcontinent?
A.
Only a physical barrier
B.
Only a climatic divide
C.
Only a drainage divide
D.
A physical, climatic, drainage and cultural divide
ANSWER :
D. A physical, climatic, drainage and cultural divide