The World Mountain

Total Questions: 42

11. White Mountains are founded in - [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Canada
(b) Norway
(c) Russia
(d) United States of America

Correct Answer: (d) United States of America

Solution:The White Mountains are situated in New Hampshire and Maine states of the United States of America. They are part of the northern Appalachian Mountains and the most rugged mountains in New England. The range is heavily visited due to its proximity to Boston and, to a lesser extent, New York Cityand Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

12. Three mountain ranges determining the boundary between India and Myanmar are - [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 1998]

(a) Khasi, Patkoi and Arakan Yoma
(b) Akai Mountain Range
(c) Great Dividing Range
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (d) None of the above

Solution:Burmese Arakan Yoma mountain range is in Western Myanmar. It is a prominent Mountain range that decides the boundary between India and Myanmar. Its main hills are Naga, Chin, Lushai and Patkoi. It's highest peak is Natma Taung/Mt. Victoria). Khasi Hills are situated in Meghalaya and it does not decide the boundary of India and Myanmar. Therefore option (d) is correct.

13. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in: [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2000, R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1999, I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]

(a) Myanmar
(b) Baluchistan
(c) Nepal
(d) Kashmir

Correct Answer: (a) Myanmar

14. Black forest mountain is situated in - [U.P. Lower Sub (Pre) 2004]

(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Ukraine
(d) Russia

Correct Answer: (b) Germany

Solution:Block mountains are formed when faults or cracks in the Earth's crust force some material up and others down. Black forest is located in Germany. Vosges mountain (in France) is another example of such type of mountains.

15. Darling range is situated along which of the following coasts of Australia? [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

(a) North-Eastern Coast
(b) Southern Coast
(c) Eastern Coast
(d) South-Western Coast

Correct Answer: (d) South-Western Coast

Solution:The Darling range is situated on the South Western coast of Australia. This range is located in Western Australia.

16. Which one of the following is known as the 'Sea of mountains'? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Japan
(b) British Columbia
(c) West Coast of South America
(d) South-East Asia

Correct Answer: (b) British Columbia

Solution:British Columbia is called a 'Sea of Mountain', a name given by Molyneux St. John, through his book 'The Sea of mountains: an account of Lord Dufferin's tour through British Columbia in 1876. British Columbia is characterized by its extensive mountain ranges, including the Coast Mountains, the Canadian Rockies, and other smaller ranges. These mountains stretch along the Pacific coast, forming a dramatic backdrop to the coastline and creating a rugged, mountainous landscape. The eastern portion of British Columbia features the Canadian Rockies, a major mountain range that extends into other provinces and territories. The mountains divide the province into various regions, including valleys, a broad central interior plateau, and a rugged coastline with fjords and islands. The highest mountain in British Columbia is Mount Fairweather, located in the St. Elias Mountains, a range of the Coast Mountains, on the Alaskan border. The highest mountain entirely within the province is Mount Waddington. The province also features the Columbia Mountains, Cassiar Mountains, and the Chilcotin Ranges. British Columbia has 40,000 islands throughout the province. British Columbia's rugged coastline stretches for more than 27,000 kilometers (17,000 mi), and includes deep, mountainous fjords and about 6,000 islands, most of which are uninhabited.

17. Which of the following mountains is located in Germany ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) Black Forest
(b) Atlas
(c) Pyrenees
(d) Apennines

Correct Answer: (a) Black Forest

Solution:Black Forest mountain is located in Germany. The highest peak of this mountain range is Feldberg (1493 m). Black Forest Mountain is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta. The mountain was named so in 1958 because vertical fractures, which make up parts of the mountain, look like they are composed of huge blocks. These mountains are known as block mountains. In the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in southwest Germany, The Black Forest is a large forested mountain range. The Black Forest is bounded by the Rhine valley to the west and south. Black Forest's highest peak is the Feldberg. It's with an elevation of 1493 meters above sea level.

18. Which of the following mountains is located along the Rhine river? [U.P.P.S.C. (R.I.) 2014]

(a) Pyrenees
(b) Apennines
(c) Carpathian
(d) Black Forest

Correct Answer: (d) Black Forest

Solution:Rhine river emerges from Alps mountains in Switzerland and falls into the North Sea passing through France, Germany and Netherlands. The cities of Bonn and cologne are located at the banks of River Rhine. In the eastern side of the Rhine, there is the Black Forest and on the western side of the river, the Vosges Mountains is stretched.

19. Black Mountain is situated in - [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]

(a) Canada
(b) Norway
(c) Switzerland
(d) U.S.A

Correct Answer: (d) U.S.A

Solution:The Black Mountains are located in North Carolina state of United States of America. These Mountains are part of the Appalachian Mountains. The Black Mountains are a mountain range in western North Carolina, in the southeastern United States. They are part of the Blue Ridge Province of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The Black Mountains are the highest mountains in the Eastern United States. The range takes its name from the dark appearance of the red spruce and Fraser fir trees that form a spruce-fir forest on the upper slopes which contrasts with the brown (during winter) or lighter green (during the growing season) appearance of the deciduous trees at lower elevations. The Eastern Continental Divide, which runs along the eastern Blue Ridge crest, intersects the southern tip of the Black Mountain range. The Black Mountains are home to Mount Mitchell State Park, which protects the range's highest summits in the central section of the range. Much of the range is also protected by the Pisgah National Forest. The Blue Ridge Parkway passes along the range's southern section, and is connected to the summit of Mount Mitchell by North Carolina Highway 128. The Black Mountains are mostly located in Yancey County, although the range's southern and western extremes run along the Buncombe County line.

20. The Mountain range which is different from the others is- [R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) The Alps
(b) The Andes
(c) Appalachian
(d) The Himalayas

Correct Answer: (c) Appalachian

Solution:

The Alps, the Andes and the Himalayas are the mountains of tertiary or Alpine period folded mountains. The Rocky and the Atlas are also of the same category. Appalachian is the old mountain range belonging to the Caledonian period. Therefore, this is different from others.

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