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1. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:
Assertion (A): All rivers originating from the Himalayas are perennial. Reason (R): Himalayas receive much of their precipitation from South-Western monsoon.
Code:
A. Both (A) and (B) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. Both (A) and (B) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is the false, but (R) is true.
2. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:
Assertion (A): Himalaya is a mountain range located in Asia, segregating the Tibetan Plateau from the Indian subcontinent.
Reason (R): The Himalayan mountain range broadly includes the Hindu Kush, the Karakoram and other small mountain ranges that branch out from the Pamir Knot.
Code:
A. Both (A) and (B) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B. Both (A) and (B) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (A) is the false, but (R) is true.
3. Which of the following term is correctly used for the flat plain along the sub-Himalayan region in North India?
A. Tarai B. Doon C. Khadar D. Bhabar
4. Shivalik Hills are part of which of the following?
A. Aravalli
B. Western Ghats C. Himalaya
D. Satpura
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5. The Nanda Devi is located in which of the following state?
A. Himachal Pradesh B. Jammu & Kashmir C. Uttarakhand
D. Uttar Pradesh
6. The Shivalik range was formed in which of the following period?
A. Eozoic
B. Pliocene C. Mesozoic D. Cenozoic
7. Which one of the only regions of the Shivaliks to preserve its flora and fauna?
A. Doon
B. Duar
C. National Park D. Patli Dun
8. Which of the following is not part of Himalayan Ranges?
A. Pir Panjal Range (part of middle Himalayas) B. Dhaula Dhar Range
C. Zaskar Range
D. Aravalli Range
9. Which of the following is not the loftiest mountain peak of the Himalayas Mountain?
A. Kula Kangri B. Chomolhari C. Mt. Abu
D. Manaslu
10. What was the ancient name for Shivalik Hills?
A. Manak Parbat
B. Mahabharata Hills C. Shiva Parvat
D. None of the above
The author is Asst. Real Time Information Specialist at National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti. Email: peeyush.gupta@nmcg.nic.in
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January 2021
NAMAMI GANGE QUIZ