Snow Lines and Glaciers

Snow Lines and Glaciers

Total Questions: 10

1. The snow-line in Himalayas lies between [39th B.P.S.C.(Pre)1994]

Correct Answer: (a) 4300 to 6000 meters in East
Solution:The altitude in a particular place above which some snow remains on the ground throughout the year is called snow line. The snowline in the Himalayas has different heights in different parts.

On an average it has height of 5500-6000m in Northern Part and 4500-6000m in Sourthern Part of the Himalaya. In this way snowline in Himalayas lies between 4300 m to 6000 m.

2. Siachen Glacier is situated to the: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (d) North of Nubra Valley
Solution:Siachen Glacier is located in the Eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas, and it lies to the North of Nubra Valley. The Siachen glacier (highest battlefield in the world) demarcates central Asia from the Indian subcontinent, and seperates Pakistan and China in the region.

The Saltoro Ridge of the Siachen glacier serves as a divide that prevents direct links of POK with China, preventing them to develop any military links on land.

3. Which of the following is the largest glacier? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A.(PRE) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) Siachen
Solution:The length of the above glaciers is as follow:
GlacierLength (km)
Siachen76.64
Baltoro63
Chogo Lungma50
Biafo60

In the above question, Siachen is the largest glaciers. So option (a) is correct.

4. Which of the following is the largest glacier? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre)1995]

Correct Answer: (c) Gangotri
Solution:The length of above glaciers are given below:
Gangotri - 30.2km
Rundum -19km
Kanchenjunga -26km
Kedarnath -14km
In the above question, Gangotri is the largest glacier. So option (c) is correct.

5. Which amongst the following is the largest glacier? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (d) Siachen
Solution:Siachen is the largest glaciar in India. According to the textbooks titled as 'Bhautik Bhugol ka Swaroop' written by Savindra Singh, 'Geography of India' written by V.S. Chauhan and Alka Gautam and 'Physical Geography (Introduction to Earth)' written by K. Bharadwaj and 'Bharat Ka Bhugol (Geography of India)' written by Professor Ram Chandra Tiwari, the length of Siachen is 72 km. According to world Glaciar Inventory length of the Siachen is 76.64 km.

6. Chaurabari Glacier is located towards - [U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS) 2004, U.P.P.C.S.(GIC) 2010]

Correct Answer: (c) North of Kedarnath temple
Solution:Chaurabari Glacier is located in Garhwal Himalayas region of Uttarakhand. The glacier lies in north of the Kedarnath Temple. Due to melting of glacier, a lake is formed which is named as Gandhi Sarovar Lake.

7. The rate of melting of Himalayan glaciers is: [Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Pre) 2006 ]

Correct Answer: (b) Highest in the world
Solution:The rate of melting of Himalayan Glaciers is highest in the world. The Gangotri Glacier from where river Ganga originates is melting very fast, due to which it is reduced to half of its extension in the last 50 years.

8. Which one of the following glaciers is located in Kumaun region of Uttarakhand? [U.P.P.S.C.(R.I.) 2014]

Correct Answer: (c) Milam
Solution:Milam Glacier is a major glacier of the Kumaun region in Uttarakhand. Sharda River (Kali Ganga) originates from this glaciers.

9. Consider the following pairs: [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 2019]

GlacierRiver
1. BandarpunchYamuna
2. Bara ShigriChenab
3. MilamMandakini
4. SiachenNubra
5. ZemuManas

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 4
Solution:Mandakini river originates from Charibari glacier. Zemu Glacier is the largest glacier in the Eastern Himalaya. It is about 26 kilometres in length and is located at the base of Kanchenjunga in the Himalayan region of Sikkim.

The Manas River is transboundary river in Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan & India. It is the most extensive river system of Bhutan.

Besides Nubra, Yamuna & Chenab originates from the several glaciers, i.e. Siachen, Bandarpunch & Bara Shigri.

10. Arrange the following glaciers in decreasing order of their lengths: [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (c) Hispar > Biafo > Drang Drung > Sonapani > Bara Shigri
Solution:Decreasing order of the length of the glaciers are-
Hispar > Biafo > Drang Drung > Sonapani > Bara Shigri