QUESTION 1 OF 23
The Deccan Plateau is bordered on the west by which mountain range?
Explanation: The Deccan Plateau is bordered on the west by the Western Ghats, which run parallel to India's western coast.
QUESTION 2 OF 23
The Western Ghats are also known as:
Explanation: The Western Ghats are also known as the Sahyadri range.
QUESTION 3 OF 23
The Himalayas are geologically classified as which type of mountains?
Explanation: The Himalayas are geologically classified as fold mountains, formed by the collision of tectonic plates.
QUESTION 4 OF 23
The northernmost range of the Himalayas, containing the highest peaks, is called:
Explanation: Himadri, the Greater Himalayas, is the northernmost and highest range of the Himalayan system.
QUESTION 5 OF 23
The Shiwalik range, the outermost and youngest range of the Himalayas, is primarily composed of:
Explanation: The Shiwalik range, the youngest and outermost Himalayan range, is composed of unconsolidated sediments.
QUESTION 6 OF 23
The Zaskar range, part of the Trans-Himalayan system, is located primarily in which region?
Explanation: The Zaskar range, part of the Trans-Himalayan system, is located primarily in the Ladakh region.
QUESTION 7 OF 23
The Deccan Plateau is bounded on the west and east by which two mountain ranges respectively?
Explanation: The Deccan Plateau is bounded by the Western Ghats on the west and the Eastern Ghats on the east.
QUESTION 8 OF 23
The Western Ghats are recognized internationally as one of the world's biodiversity hotspots and are also known as:
Explanation: The Western Ghats, a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot, are also known as the Sahyadri.
QUESTION 9 OF 23
The Nilgiri Hills, where the Eastern and Western Ghats meet, are located at the junction of which three states?
Explanation: The Nilgiri Hills, where the Eastern and Western Ghats meet, lie at the junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.
QUESTION 10 OF 23
The Palakkad Gap (Palghat Gap), an important break in the Western Ghats, is located in which state?
Explanation: The Palakkad Gap, an important break in the Western Ghats, is located in Kerala.
QUESTION 11 OF 23
The Aravalli Range, one of the oldest fold mountain ranges in the world, is located primarily in:
Explanation: The Aravalli Range, one of the world's oldest fold mountains, is located primarily in Rajasthan.
QUESTION 12 OF 23
Guru Shikhar, the highest peak of the Aravalli Range, is located on which hill?
Explanation: Guru Shikhar, the highest peak of the Aravalli Range, is located on Mount Abu.
QUESTION 13 OF 23
The Vindhya Range separates which two major regions of India?
Explanation: The Vindhya Range separates the Indo-Gangetic Plain in the north from the Deccan Plateau in the south.
QUESTION 14 OF 23
The Satpura Range, running parallel to the Vindhyas, is drained by which major river valley?
Explanation: The Satpura Range runs roughly parallel to and south of the Narmada valley.
QUESTION 15 OF 23
Pachmarhi, the highest point of the Satpura Range, is located in which state?
Explanation: Pachmarhi, the highest point of the Satpura Range, is located in Madhya Pradesh.
QUESTION 16 OF 23
The Chota Nagpur Plateau, rich in mineral resources, is located primarily in which state?
Explanation: The Chota Nagpur Plateau, rich in mineral resources, is located primarily in Jharkhand.
QUESTION 17 OF 23
The Malwa Plateau, known for black soil and cotton cultivation, is located primarily in which state?
Explanation: The Malwa Plateau, known for black soil and cotton cultivation, is located primarily in Madhya Pradesh.
QUESTION 18 OF 23
The river Narmada originates from which plateau/hill region?
Explanation: The Narmada river originates from the Amarkantak Plateau in the Maikal Hills.
QUESTION 19 OF 23
The Son River, one of the major southern tributaries of the Ganga, originates in which plateau region?
Explanation: The Son River, a major southern tributary of the Ganga, originates in the Amarkantak Plateau (Maikal Hills).
QUESTION 20 OF 23
The Khasi, Jaintia, and Garo Hills together form the plateau region of which state?
Explanation: The Khasi, Jaintia and Garo Hills together form the plateau region of Meghalaya.
QUESTION 21 OF 23
The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is:
Explanation: Jindhagada Peak in Andhra Pradesh is the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats.
QUESTION 22 OF 23
The Eastern Ghats, unlike the continuous Western Ghats, are characterized as being:
Explanation: Unlike the continuous Western Ghats, the Eastern Ghats are discontinuous and eroded, cut through by major rivers.
QUESTION 23 OF 23
The Deccan Plateau's volcanic basalt rock formation, formed millions of years ago, is scientifically dated to approximately which geological period?
Explanation: The Deccan Trap's volcanic basalt formation is scientifically dated to around the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, about 66 million years ago.