Mountains, Passes and Lakes

41. Which of the following passes connects Tawang with Lhasa? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Hpungan Pass
(b) Kumjawng Pass
(c) Bum-La Pass
(d) Chankan Pass

Correct Answer: (c) Bum-La Pass

Solution:Bum-La Pass connects Tawang with Lhasa.

42. Borra caves are situated on the East Coast of India in which of the following hills? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Horsley Hills
(b) Anantagiri Hill
(c) Nagari Hills
(d) Nallamala Hills

Correct Answer: (b) Anantagiri Hill

Solution:Borra Caves are situated on the East Coast of India in the Anantagiri Hill range of the Araku Valley.

43. Which among the following peaks is NOT located in Nepal Himalayas? [S.S.C. Online CPO S.I. (T-I) 23.11.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Annapurna
(b) Kamet
(c) Lhotse
(d) Mount Everest

Correct Answer: (b) Kamet

Solution:From the following, Kamet is NOT located in Nepal Himalayas. Kamet is the second-highest mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India, after Nanda Devi.

Annapurna is a mountain situated in the An- napurna mountain range of Gandaki Province, north-central Nepal.

Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8,516 metres (27,940 ft), after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga

Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalayas moun- tain range. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China. At 8,850 me- ters(29,035 feet), it is considered the tallest point on Earth.

44. The outermost range of Himalayas is called ___ . [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-1) 29.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) Kali
(b) Shivalik Hills
(c) Dehradun
(d) Kumaon

Correct Answer: (b) Shivalik Hills

Solution:The Shivalik Hills is a mountain range in the outer Himalayas identified as Manak Parbat in Sanskrit texts. Shivalik means 'tresses of Shiva'.

45. Which is the outermost________range of Himalayas? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kailash
(b) Himadri
(c) Pir Panjal
(d) Shivalik

Correct Answer: (d) Shivalik

Solution:The Shivalik Hills is a mountain range in the outer Himalayas identified as Manak Parbat in Sanskrit texts. Shivalik means 'tresses of Shiva'.

46. Which is the outermost layer of the Himalayan? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-i) 13.04.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Greater Himalayas
(b) Shivalik Hills
(c) Trans Himalayas
(d) Lesser Himalayas

Correct Answer: (b) Shivalik Hills

Solution:The Shivalik Hills is a mountain range in the outer Himalayas identified as Manak Parbat in Sanskrit texts. Shivalik means 'tresses of Shiva'.

47. Which of the following Himalayan regions is known as 'Shivaliks"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 14.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Inner Himalayas
(b) Outer Himalayas
(c) Lesser Himalayas
(d) Greater Himalayas

Correct Answer: (b) Outer Himalayas

Solution:The Shivalik Hills is a mountain range in the outer Himalayas identified as Manak Parbat in Sanskrit texts. Shivalik means 'tresses of Shiva'.

48. Which is the only mountain range with snow- capped peaks? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 1.03.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Himalayas
(b) Satpura
(c) Sahyadi
(d) Patkai

Correct Answer: (a) Himalayas

Solution:The Himalayas are the only mountain range with snow-capped peaks. It is the largest glaciated region on Earth after the polar regions, which also influence world climate. The year-round glaciated ranges of the Himalayas and their glaciers are the source of perennial rivers that provide important water resources to India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.

49. Which of the following mountain ranges is home to the second highest peak of the world, K2? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.08.2021 (Shit-II)]

(a) East Karakoram Range
(b) Pir Panjal Range
(c) Ladakh Range
(d) Zanskar Range

Correct Answer: (a) East Karakoram Range

Solution:The mountain peak K2, also known as Godwin Austin is the second highest peak in the world after Mount Everest. The peak is located in the Karakoram Range of the Himalayas.

50. The Annapurna peak belongs to which region of the Himalayas? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 21.04.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Nepal
(b) Garhwal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Kumaon

Correct Answer: (a) Nepal

Solution:Annapurna is a mountain situated in the annapurna mountain range of gandaki province, north-central Nepal.

Mountains, Passes and Lakes

41. Which of the following passes connects Tawang with Lhasa? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

42. Borra caves are situated on the East Coast of India in which of the following hills? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 3.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

43. Which among the following peaks is NOT located in Nepal Himalayas? [S.S.C. Online CPO S.I. (T-I) 23.11.2020 (Shift-I)]

44. The outermost range of Himalayas is called ___ . [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-1) 29.08.2016 (Shift-III)]

45. Which is the outermost________range of Himalayas? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

46. Which is the outermost layer of the Himalayan? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-i) 13.04.2021 (Shift-III)]

47. Which of the following Himalayan regions is known as 'Shivaliks"? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 14.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

48. Which is the only mountain range with snow- capped peaks? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 1.03.2019 (Shift-III)]

49. Which of the following mountain ranges is home to the second highest peak of the world, K2? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.08.2021 (Shit-II)]

50. The Annapurna peak belongs to which region of the Himalayas? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 21.04.2022 (Shift-I)]

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