Lithosphere (country, mountain, plateau) (Part-1)

Total Questions: 50

1. Which mountain range is situated on the border of France and Spain? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 22.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Monte Cinto Mountains
(b) Pyrenees Mountains
(c) Jura Mountains
(d) Grand Cass mountain

Correct Answer: (b) Pyrenees Mountains

Solution:The Pyrenees Mountains are located on the border of France and Spain. This mountain separates the Siberian Peninsula from the rest of the continent of Europe.

It extends from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea.

Pyrenees Mountains

2. Which of the following mountain ranges home to the second highest peak of the world. K2? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 3.03.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Zanskar ranges
(b) East Karakoram ranges
(c) Dhauladhar ranges
(d) Pir Panjal ranges

Correct Answer: (b) East Karakoram ranges

Solution:K2 is located in the Karakoram Range.

K2 stands at an elevation of 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) and is located on the border between Pakistan and China. It is part of the larger Karakoram range, which stretches across the regions of northern Pakistan, India, and China.

3. A piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but connected to the main land on one side is called ___ . [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.10.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Strait
(b) Isthmus
(c) Peninsula
(d) Island

Correct Answer: (c) Peninsula

Solution:A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is connected to the mainland on one side.

PENINSULA definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

4. Which of the following deserts is in the Southern Hemisphere? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exams 22.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Sahara
(b) Great basin
(c) Thar
(d) Kalahari

Correct Answer: (d) Kalahari

Solution:The deserts of the southern hemisphere, which is the bottom half of Earth, include the Atacama and Patagonia, in South America.

The Namib and Kalahari in Africa, and the Great Sandy, in Australia.

Major Deserts of the World: Important Facts and PDF Map

5. The theory of plate tectonics proposes that the earth's lithosphere is divided into ___________major plates. [S.S.C. JE Civil Exams 23.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 9
(d) 11

Correct Answer: (b) 7

Solution:The theory of plate tectonics proposes that the earth's lithosphere is divided into 7 major and 8 minor plates.

Plate tectonics - Wikipedia

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the major tectonic plates of the earth? [S.S.C. Online CPO SI (T-I) 10.11.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Nazca plate
(b) Pacific plate
(c) Africa with the eastern Atlantic floor plate
(d) India-Australia-New Zealand plate

Correct Answer: (a) Nazca plate

Solution:The Nazca Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of South America.

It is relatively young compared to other tectonic plates, having formed around 35 million years ago through the process of seafloor spreading. It is also one of the fastest-moving plates, with a rate of about 6.6 centimeters per year in a northwesterly direction.

So the Nazca plate is NOT one of the major tectonic plates of the earth.

7. Mountain Building on the surface of the earth is a result of which type of Forces? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 16.08.2919 (Shift-III)]

(a) Magnetic Forces
(b) Gravitational Forces
(c) Exogenic Forces
(d) Endogenic Forces

Correct Answer: (d) Endogenic Forces

Solution:The formation of mountains on the surface of the earth is the result of endogenous forces. Due to the internal process, the surface of the earth rises somewhere higher, then sinks somewhere.

The natural height of the earth's surface is called a mountain.

8. What is the main mineral component of continental mass? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 16.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Oxygen and Alumina
(b) Magnesium and Silica
(c) Alumina and Magnesium
(d) Silica and Alumina

Correct Answer: (d) Silica and Alumina

Solution:The main mineral constituents of the continental mass are silica and alumina. It is thus called sial (si-silica and al-alumina).

9. 'Mushroom Rocks' are found in which type of physiographic area? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 19.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) desert
(b) mountain
(c) Coastal plain
(d) Plateau

Correct Answer: (a) desert

Solution:A mushroom rock is a naturally occurring rock whose shape resembles a mushroom. This landform is produced by wind erosion. It is found in arid or desert regions.

Mushroom Rocks: An alien landscape in central Kansas - KC Hiker

10. Which among the following is Sri Lanka's highest peak? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Ritigala
(b) Pidurutalagala
(c) Mihintale
(d) Namunukula

Correct Answer: (b) Pidurutalagala

Solution:The highest peak in Sri Lanka is Mount Pedro. It is also known as Pidurutalagala Mountain and has a height of 2524 meters or 8281 feet above sea level.

The peak is situated near the town of Nuwara Eliya, which lies close to the centre of the island nation.

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