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The World Mountain

📆 October 24, 2024

Total Questions: 42

21. Which of the following range of mountains is not the result of Tertiary orogeny? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

Correct Answer: (b) Applachians
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.

22. Which one of the following is not an old folded mountain? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (c) Andes mountain
Solution:Among the given options Ural mountain, Aravalli mountain and Appalachian mountain are an old folded mountain but the Andes is a young folded mountain. Other young folded mountains are Rocky, Alps, Himalaya etc. Andes mountain is about 5,500 miles (8,900 km) long and second only to the Himalayas in average elevation. It consists of a succession of parallel and transverse mountain ranges, or cordilleras, and of intervening plateaus and depressions. The highest elevation in the Andes is Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, which is 22,841 feet (6,962 m) above sea level. The Andes are also home to the world's highest volcano when measured above sea level, the Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border. The Andes Mountains are over 50 million years old, they were created when the South American and Pacific tectonic plates collided.

23. The Pennines (Europe), the Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of [56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (b) Old mountains
Solution:Pennines (Europe), the Appalachians (North America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of an old mountain. Old fold mountains are characterised by having stopped growing higher due to the cessation of upward thrust caused by stopping of movement of tectonic plates in the Earth crust.

24. Drakensberg is a mountain of - [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]

Correct Answer: (c) South Africa
Solution:

The Drakensberg is a mountain range extended through mainly South Africa and Lesotho. Its highest peak is Thabana Ntlenyana (3482 m) located in Lesotho whereas another peak Mafadi (3450 m), the second highest peak of this range are located in Lesotho and South Africa.

25. In which Continent is the Atlas Mountain situated? [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) Africa
Solution:Atlas Mountain is extended across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia of Africa continent. The Atlas Mountains extend some 2,500km across northwestern Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The mountain range separates the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert. Westerly winds from the Atlantic Ocean carry moisture into the region, but the mountains act as a weather barrier between the coastal grasslands and wetlands and the Sahara Desert. The Atlas Range causes a rain shadow effect, preventing the areas beyond the mountains from receiving much rainfall. During the winter months, the highest peaks of the Atlas Mountains are among the few parts of Africa to see snow.

26. The Atlas Mountains are located in which continent? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (a) Africa
Solution:The Atlas mountains are located in African continent. According to the European Space Agency the mountains an extension of Europe's Alpine system stretch about 2400 km through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Significantly, the mountains are a series of five ranges that seperate the northern mediterranean climate from the arid climate of the Sahara Desert in the South Morocco is the home to three of the ranges: The High Atlas, Middle Atlas and Anti Atlas. Except this the tell Atlas and the Saharan Atlas are located in Algeria.

27. Mount Titlis is in - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]

Correct Answer: (c) Switzerland
Solution:

Mount Titlis is located in Switzerland. This mountain is formed by the cooling of the lava from a volcano. Black forest Mountain Range belongs to Germany and Rocky Mountain Range is located in North America.

28. Which of the following mountains is located in Italy? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2014]

Correct Answer: (a) Appennine
Solution:Apennine Mountain Range is in Italy. Its total length is approximately 1350 km. Corno Grande (2914 mt) is the highest peak of Apennine mountain range, whereas the Pyrenees decides the boundary of France and Spain. Dinaric Alps is expanded through Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Monte Negro, Kosovo to Albania and Jura Mountain is expanded in the area of France and Switzerland.

29. Which mountain forms the boundary between Spain and France? [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (b) Pyrenees
Solution:The Pyrenees is a chain of mountains that forms a natural boundary between France and Spain. They extend from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea. It is a fold mountain chain created by the continental collision of the microcontinent of Iberia with the massive Eurasian plate. They are quite old mountains incomparison to the Alps. It extends for about 500 kmfrom the coasts of the Mediterranean Seain the east to the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean) in the west. At the eastern end, it is six miles wide and 80 miles wide at the center. Politically, it is divided into the Spanish and French Pyrenees. The tiny country of Andorra is found sandwiched between them, in the eastern part of the Pyrenees Mountains. It separates the rest of continental Europe from the Iberian Peninsula. The western end of the Pyrenees Mountains merges with the Cantabrian Mountains, located in the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula. Located in Spain, Aneto Peak, is the highest mountain peak in the Pyrenees Mountains (3,404 m).
Source: - https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-daily-current-affairs/prelims-pointers/pyrenees-mountains/

30. Pyrenees Mountain Range in separate the countries [66th B.P.C.S. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2020]

Correct Answer: (a) Spain and France
Solution:The Pyrenees is a chain of mountains that forms a natural boundary between France and Spain. They extend from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea. It is a fold mountain chain created by the continental collision of the microcontinent of Iberia with the massive Eurasian plate. They are quite old mountains incomparison to the Alps. It extends for about 500 kmfrom the coasts of the Mediterranean Seain the east to the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean) in the west. At the eastern end, it is six miles wide and 80 miles wide at the center. Politically, it is divided into the Spanish and French Pyrenees. The tiny country of Andorra is found sandwiched between them, in the eastern part of the Pyrenees Mountains. It separates the rest of continental Europe from the Iberian Peninsula. The western end of the Pyrenees Mountains merges with the Cantabrian Mountains, located in the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula. Located in Spain, Aneto Peak, is the highest mountain peak in the Pyrenees Mountains (3,404 m).
Source: - https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-daily-current-affairs/prelims-pointers/pyrenees-mountains/
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