Mountains, Passes and Lakes

21. Which of the following is NOT a plateau situated in India? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.04.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (e) None of above

Solution:All the plateaus in the given options are located in India

22. Mahadeo hills are mainly spread in which state? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 11.07.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh

Solution:The Mahadeo Hills are a range of hills in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. The hills are situated in the northern section of the Satpura Range.

23. The Deccan Plateau is a triangular shaped plateau and is bounded by the range ___ in the North. [S.S.C. Online M.T.S. (T-I) 13.07.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Satpura
(b) Vindhya
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Arravalis

Correct Answer: (a) Satpura

Solution:The Deccan Plateau is a triangular-shaped plateau and is bounded by the Satpura range in the North. The plateau is drier than India's coastline area. The Satpura and Vindhya Ranges encircle it in the north.

24. Which of the following hills is NOT located in Meghalaya? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.07.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Jaintia
(b) Khasi
(c) Javadi
(d) Garo

Correct Answer: (c) Javadi

Solution:The Javadi Hills (also Jawadhi, Jawadhu Hills) (Rainfall clouds producing Hills For North Tamilnadu) (Ooty of Vellore) are an extension of the Eastern Ghats spread across parts of Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts in the northern part of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India.

25. Nathu La pass is located in___. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 31.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Pakistan
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) India

Correct Answer: (d) India

Solution:Nathu La, one of the highest motorable roads in the world, is a mountain pass in the Himalayan peaks that passes through Sikkim and China.

26. Nathu La Pass connects India with which of its neighbouring countries? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 20.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) China
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Bhutan
(d) Nepal

Correct Answer: (a) China

Solution:Nathu La, one of the highest motorable roads in the world, is a mountain pass in the Himalayan peaks that passes through Sikkim and China.

27. Burzil Pass is situated in which of the following states? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.03.2018 (Shift-II)]

(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttarakhand

Correct Answer: (b) Jammu and Kashmir

Solution:Burjil Pass connects Srinagar and Gilgit. It is located in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

28. Which of the following mountain range extends to India, Pakistan and China? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 2.03.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Aravalli
(b) Satpura
(c) Nilgiri
(d) Karakoram

Correct Answer: (d) Karakoram

Solution:The Karakoram is a mountain range in Kashmir straddling the borders of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. The highest peak in the Karakoram range is k2. It is the world's second- highest mountain

29. The passageway, which has been renamed as Atal Tunnel, passes through the ____ pass. [S.S.C. JE Civil Exam 30.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Shipki La
(b) Jelep La
(c) Rohtang
(d) Aghil

Correct Answer: (c) Rohtang

Solution:In December 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Rohtang Corridor (pass) located in Himachal Pradesh will be named 'Atal Tunnel' after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Atal tunnel passes through Rohtang Pass., It is the longest highway tunnel in the world built at an altitude of 3000 meters. Its length is 9.02 km. This tunnel connects Manali with Lahaul-Spiti valley throughout the year. Earlier this valley was closed for about 6 months due to heavy snowfall in the winter

30. In December 2019, the Rohtang passageway in Himachal Pradesh was renamed as: [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I)7.03.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Mukherjee Tunnel
(b) Atal Tunnel
(c) Swaraj Tunnel
(d) Bose Tunnel

Correct Answer: (b) Atal Tunnel

Solution:In December 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Rohtang Corridor (pass) located in Himachal Pradesh will be named 'Atal Tunnel' after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Atal tunnel passes through Rohtang Pass., It is the longest highway tunnel in the world built at an altitude of 3000 meters. Its length is 9.02 km. This tunnel connects Manali with Lahaul-Spiti valley throughout the year. Earlier this valley was closed for about 6 months due to heavy snowfall in the winter