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12 questions
  1. Which pair is not correctly matched? (IAS 2010)
    1. Nathu La — Arunachal Pradesh
    2. Lipulekh — Uttarakhand
    3. Rohtang — Himachal Pradesh
    4. Palghat — Kerala
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    Answer: (A) Nathu La — Arunachal Pradesh

    Nathu La is in Sikkim.

  2. Which of these is the youngest mountain range?
    1. Vindhya
    2. Aravalli
    3. Shiwalik
    4. Anaimalai
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    Answer: (C) Shiwalik

    The Shiwalik is the outermost and youngest Himalayan range.

  3. Statements — 1. Lakshadweep has fewer islands than Andaman-Nicobar. 2. Lakshadweep was formed by the uplift of a submarine ridge. Which is correct? (IAS 2010)
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (A) 1 only

    Lakshadweep is coral-built, not formed by a rising ridge.

  4. Correct west-to-east order of the passes — 1. Shipki La 2. Nathu La 3. Bomdi La 4. Lipulekh
    1. 1, 2, 3, 4
    2. 2, 3, 4, 1
    3. 1, 4, 2, 3
    4. 3, 2, 1, 4
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    Answer: (C) 1, 4, 2, 3

    Himachal → Uttarakhand → Sikkim → Arunachal.

  5. Which hills lie where the Eastern and Western Ghats meet? (IAS 2008)
    1. Anaimalai
    2. Cardamom
    3. Nilgiri
    4. Shevaroy
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    Answer: (C) Nilgiri

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  6. Correct north-to-south order of the hills? (IAS 2005)
    1. Nallamalai, Nilgiri, Javadi, Anaimalai
    2. Anaimalai, Javadi, Nilgiri, Nallamalai
    3. Nallamalai, Javadi, Nilgiri, Anaimalai
    4. Anaimalai, Nilgiri, Javadi, Nallamalai
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    Answer: (C) Nallamalai, Javadi, Nilgiri, Anaimalai

    Nallamalai (AP) → Javadi (TN) → Nilgiri → Anaimalai.

  7. India's oldest sedimentary rocks belong to which system?
    1. Cuddapah
    2. Vindhyan
    3. Dharwar
    4. Gondwana
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    Answer: (C) Dharwar

    The Dharwars formed from Archaean erosion and are the oldest sedimentary rocks.

  8. Correctly matched pairs — 1. Cardamom hills — Coromandel coast 2. Kaimur — Konkan coast 3. Mahadeo hills — Central India 4. Mikir hills — North-east (IAS 2014)
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 3 and 4
    4. 2 and 4
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    Answer: (C) 3 and 4

    The Cardamom hills are on the Kerala-TN border (Western Ghats); the Kaimur is the eastern Vindhya.

  9. Statements — 1. Cherrapunji and Mawsynram get India's highest rainfall. 2. Cherrapunji has a bare rocky surface with almost no vegetation. Correct?
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

    Heavy rain washes the soil away, leaving bare rock.

  10. Statements — 1. Ox-bow lakes are common in the Middle Ganga plain. 2. The Lower Ganga plain is marshy. 3. Water-filled low land of the Ganga plain is called a "beel". Correct?
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (D) All three

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  11. India's newly measured total coastline (2025) is about?
    1. 6,100 km
    2. 7,516.6 km
    3. 11,098.81 km
    4. 15,200 km
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    Answer: (C) 11,098.81 km

    By the new NHO-Survey of India method; mainland 7,870.51 km.

  12. Which statement about the "Bhabar" is correct?
    1. Rivers form marshes here
    2. Rivers disappear into the pebbles and boulders here
    3. It is new alluvium flooded every year
    4. It is high, old alluvium
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    Answer: (B) Rivers disappear into the pebbles and boulders here

    Marsh — Terai; new alluvium — Khadar; old — Bhangar.

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