The Valley

Total Questions: 12

1. Great Basin is located in - [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (a) U.S.A
Solution:Great Basin, is located in U.S.A. It is bordered by the Rocky mountain range and Sierra Nevada Range, the Columbia Plateau on the North and Mojave Desert and Sonoran desert on the South.

2. Valley of the King is located in – [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (a) Egypt
Solution:Valley of the King or Wadi-el Muluk is located in Egypt. A whole cemetery exclusively for pharaohs is present at the site. (pharaohs - A word used for the monarchs of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty until the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Empire in 30 BCE).

During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ground for pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II, as well as queens, high priests, and other elites of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties.

Located at the foot of the Al-Qurn with its characteristic pyramid-shaped top, it is on the western bank of the Nile, at the height of Luxor.

3. Blind Valley is found in - [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) Karst Region
Solution:A steephead valley, or Blind valley is a deep, narrow, flat bottomed valley with an abrupt ending. Such valleys arise in limestone or Karst landscape. Blind valleys form in areas with soluble rocks like limestone, where underground water dissolves the rock, creating sinkholes and underground drainage systems.

The valley abruptly ends, as the watercourse disappears underground. The valley floor is relatively flat. The sides of the valley are steep, forming a "steephead". Blind valleys are a common feature of karst topography, a landscape characterized by caves, sinkholes, and underground rivers.

4. Which of the following landforms is found in Karst region? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Sink hole
Solution:A doline (or sinkhole as it is more commonly called in North America) is a natural enclosed depression found in Karst landscapes. It is the most common land form in Karst areas. Significantly, they are described as small to medium sized closed depressions, ranging from meters to tens of meters in both diameter and depth.

5. 'Death Valley' situated in South California in the U.S.A is an example of which of the following? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (d) Rift Valley
Solution:A rift valley is formed on a divergent plate, deepened by the forces of erosion. A rift valley is a linear-shaped low land between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geological rift or fault. Death Valley mainly in California, USA, is an example of such a rift valley.

6. The Death Valley is known as 'Devil's Golf Course' is located in- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

Correct Answer: (a) U.S.A
Solution:The Death Valley is popularly known as "Devil's Golf Course" is located in Death Valley National Park of the Northern Mojave Desert of United States of America. This Park is situated mainly in California. The Devil's Golf Course is a large salt pan on the floor of Death Valley.

7. The Death Valley is Known for its - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

Correct Answer: (a) Excessive Heat (Hotness)
Solution:Death Valley is located mainly in the State of California (U.S.A). This is the lowest place of North America (-86 meter below the sea level) and second lowest to Laguna Del Carbon (-105 meter) of Argentina in the Western hemisphere.

During Summer maximum temperature reaches up to 56.7°C in this region. This is the hottest and most arid valley of the U.S.A.

8. The Death Valley of the U.S.A. lies in the State of [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]

Correct Answer: (b) California
Solution:Death Valley is located mainly in the State of California (U.S.A). This is the lowest place of North America (-86 meter below the sea level) and second lowest to Laguna Del Carbon (-105 meter) of Argentina in the Western hemisphere.

During Summer maximum temperature reaches up to 56.7°C in this region. This is the hottest and most arid valley of the U.S.A.

9. Panjshir Valley is located in - [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]

Correct Answer: (c) Afghanistan
Solution:Panjshir Valley is located in North eastern Afghanistan about 150 Km north of Kabul, near the Hindu Kush Mountain Range, in the Panjshir province of Afghanistan. This valley was one of the main battle-grounds at the time of Soviet War.

10. 'Silicon Valley' in the United States of America is located in [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]

Correct Answer: (b) California
Solution:Silicon Valley is located in the southern portion of the San Francisco Bay in California, U.S.A. It is famous for large scale manufacturing of computer chips.