Division of Himalayas

Q.

Tibet is known as the roof of the world. Why?

Q. Place the peaks of the Greater Himalayas in the ascending order of their heights. (Bottom to Top)

1. Dhaulagiri
2. Nanga Parbat
3. Namcha Barwa
4. Mount Everest
5. Kanchenjunga

Q. What is the altitude of the Kanchenjunga mountain peak?

1. 8, 848 metres
2. 8, 481 metres
3. 8, 598 metres
4. 8, 172 metres

Q. Which of the following regions are part of trans Himalayas?

1. Himachal
2. Naga Hills
3. Karakoram
4. Ladakh

Q.

What is dun?

Q. Which of the following is the tallest mountain in the Trans Himalayan region?

1. K2
2. Lhotse
3. Mount Everest
4. K3

Q. The Kashmir Valley, which attracts tourists from all over the world, is located in the Himalayan range.

1. Outer
2. Middle
3. Inner
4. Lower

Q. Which of the following is the tallest mountain in the Himadri mountain range?

1. K2
2. K3
3. Mount Everest
4. Nanga Parbat

Q. What are the various features of the Greater Himalayas?

Q. Which of the following mountain ranges lie in the Eastern Highlands?

1. Patkai Bum
2. Mizo Hills
3. Zaskar
4. Naga Hills

Q. Which of the following mountain ranges are in the Himalayan region?

1. Himadri
2. Mizo Hills
3. Siwaliks
4. Ladakh

Q. The northernmost region of the Himalayan ranges that extends to Tibet is called.

1. Trans Himalayas
2. Middle Himalayas
3. Eastern Himalayas
4. Shiwaliks

Q. The Himalayan ranges beyond the Brahmaputra river which are bent towards the south are called .

1. Himadri
2. Shiwalik
3. Purvanchal
4. Himachal

Q. Natural narrow cuts or breaks accross mountain ranges are called ____.

1. valleys
2. bridges
3. duns
4. passes

Q. There are ___ parallel ranges of the Himalayas.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Q. In which country is the Makalu peak located?

1. China
2. Nepal
3. India
4. Pakistan

Q. What is unique about Cherrapunji?

1. Wettest place on Earth
2. Driest place on Earth
3. Hottest place on Earth
4. Coldest place on Earth

Q. What is a plateau and a peninsula?

Q. Which of the following can be found in the Siwaliks?

1. Deodar
2. Chestnut
3. Maple
4. Mango

Q. The highest peak of the Himalayas in India is in ______________.

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Kashmir
3. Sikkim
4. Himachal Pradesh

Q. why the northern mountains are called Himalayas? (give reason)

Q. Which Himalayan range is known as the Himadri range?

1. Middle Himalayas
2. Inner Himalayas
3. Outer Himalayas
4. None of the above

Q. Explain the various elevation symbols used in maps?

Q.

Write opposite of

“$10m$ above the danger mark of river Ganga”

Q. In which country is the Makalu mountain range located?

1. China
2. Nepal
3. Sri Lanka
4. India

Q. Which is the oldest mountain range of India?

1. Aravallis
2. Maikal
3. Himalayas
4. Mahadev

Q. The Naga hills form the watershed between India _________.

1. China
2. Myanmar
3. Bhutan
4. Bangladesh

Q. The Great Himalayan Range is also called

1. Himadri
2. Karakoram
3. Himachal
4. Siwalik

Q. In which country is the Makalu peak located?

1. India
2. China
3. Nepal
4. Pakistan

Q. Peak 'X' belongs to the Greater Himalayas. It is situated in India. It is the second highest peak in the world with an altitude of 8, 598 m above the sea level.

Identify Peak 'X' from the following options.

1. Namcha Barwa
2. Kanchenjunga
3. Dhaulagiri
4. Mount Everest