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Which of the following places will not get the rays of the sun vertically ?

(1) Srinagar

(2) Mumbai

(3) Chennai

(4) Thiruvananthapuram

The fertile land between two rivers is called

(1) Watershed

(2) Water divide

(3) Doab

(4) Terai

The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as

(1) Konkan Coast

(2) Malabar Coast

(3) Coromandel Coast

(4) Canara Coast

The Zoji-La pass connects :

(1) Srinagar and Leh

(2) Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet

(3) Chamba and spiti

(4) Kalimpong and Lhasa

Match List -\(\mathrm{I}\) with List -\(\mathrm{II}\) and select the correct answer using its codes given below the Lists.

List – \(\mathrm{I}\)                              List – \(\mathrm{II}\)

(a) Pulicat Lake            (1) Orissa

(b) Chilka Lake             (2) Rajsthan

(c) Wular Lake             (3) Tamil Nadu

(d) Sambhar Lake        (4) Kashmir

   (a)   (b)   (c)  (d)

(1) 3    1      4     2

(2) 3    4      2     1

(3) 4    1      3     2

(4) 1    2      4     3

The eastern coastal plain is also called as

(1) Konkan coastal plain

(2) Gujarat plain

(3) Coromandal coastal plain

(4) Malabar coastal plain

The highest waterfall in India is

(1) Shimsha falls

(2) Hogenakkal falls

(3) Courtallam falls

(4) Jog falls

The sea which existed in the place of the Himalayas was

(1) Red Sea

(2) Arabian Sea

(3) Tethys Sea

(4) Dead Sea

The Palk Strait lies between

(1) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar

(2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(3) Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat

(4) Lakshadweep and Maldives

The Kulu Valley is situated between

(1) Ladakh and Pirpanjal

(2) Ranjoti and Nag Tibba

(3) Lesser Himalayas and Siwalik

(4) Dhauladhar and Pirpanjal

Who prepares the topographical maps of India ?

(1) Geological Survey of India

(2) Survey of India

(3) Defence Ministry

(4) Geographical Survey of India

The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan chain:

(1) Aravalli

(2) Kunlun

(3) Karakoram

(4) Hindukush

Godwin Austen is a/an

(1) Inventor of Telescope

(2) Geologist

(3) Pass

(4) Peak

Guru Shikhar is a/the :

(1) Shipping Yard of Andhra Pradesh

(2) great guru of Sikhs

(3) famous hunting spot of HiHimalayas

(4) highest peak of the Aravallis

In which state is Jog Falls located ?

(1) Kerala

(2) Maharashtra

(3) Karnataka

(4) Tamil Nadu

Zojiia pass connects:'

(1) Nepal and Tibet

(2) Leh and Kargil

(3) Leh and Srinagar

(4) Kashmir and Tibet

Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory?

(1) Mount Everest

2) Kanchenjunga

(3) Nanda Devi

(4) Nanga Parbat

Palghat joins which of the following states?

(1) Sikkim and West Bengal

(2) Maharashtra and Gujarat

(3) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

(4) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim