Insights Static Quiz -125, 2018
Indian Geography
INSIGHTS IAS QUIZ ON STATIC SYLLABUS - 2018
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Which of the following rivers flow through rift valleys
- Mahanadi
- Narmada
- Godavari
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Answer – A
As a part of the Indo-Australian Plate, it has been subjected to various vertical movements and block faulting. The rift valleys of the Narmada, the Tapi and the Mahanadi and the Satpura block mountains are some examples of it.
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As a part of the Indo-Australian Plate, it has been subjected to various vertical movements and block faulting. The rift valleys of the Narmada, the Tapi and the Mahanadi and the Satpura block mountains are some examples of it.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Arrange the following from North to South orientation
- Javadi hills
- Nalamalla hills
- Shevaroy hills
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Answer – c
Check out on your own map to get familiar.
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Answer – c
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Arrange the following from East to West orientation
- Palkonda range
- Mahendragiri hills
- Javadi hills
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Answer – d
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Answer – d
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Average depth of alluvial deposits in plains of India is
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- Originally, plains were a geo-synclinal depression which attained its maximum development during the third phase of the Himalayan mountain formation approximately about 64 million years ago.
- Since then, it has been gradually filled by the sediments brought by the Himalayan and Peninsular rivers. Average depth of alluvial deposits in these plains ranges from 1,000-2,000 m
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- Originally, plains were a geo-synclinal depression which attained its maximum development during the third phase of the Himalayan mountain formation approximately about 64 million years ago.
- Since then, it has been gradually filled by the sediments brought by the Himalayan and Peninsular rivers. Average depth of alluvial deposits in these plains ranges from 1,000-2,000 m
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
The directional orientation of Himalays is varied. But at few places, they are in east-west direction. Which of the following are them
- Sikkim
- Darjeeling
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Answer – C
- Greater Himalayan range, which includes the Great Himalayas and the Trans-Himalayan range, the Middle Himalayas and the Shiwalik. The general orientation of these ranges is from northwest to the southeast direction in the northwestern part of India.
- Himalayas in the Darjiling and Sikkim regions lie in an eastwest direction, while in Arunachal Pradesh they are from southwest to the northwest direction.
- In Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram, they are in the northsouth direction.
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- Greater Himalayan range, which includes the Great Himalayas and the Trans-Himalayan range, the Middle Himalayas and the Shiwalik. The general orientation of these ranges is from northwest to the southeast direction in the northwestern part of India.
- Himalayas in the Darjiling and Sikkim regions lie in an eastwest direction, while in Arunachal Pradesh they are from southwest to the northwest direction.
- In Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram, they are in the northsouth direction.
