Geography Quiz 15

1. Punjab 
2. Rajasthan 
3. Chhattisgarh 
4. Jharkhand 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between those of Indore and Bhopal. 
2. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between those of Vadodara and Pune. 
3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai. 

Which of these statements is/are correct?

A) Seychelles, 
B) Chagos, 
C) Mauritius, and 
D) Socotra are marked as 1, 2, 3, and 4. Match them and select the correct answer from the codes given below. [2002]

1. Pyroclastic debris
2. Ash and dust
3. Nitrogen compounds
4. Sulphur compounds

How many of the above are products of volcanic eruptions?

1. Namcha Barwa – Garhwal Himalaya 
2. Nanda Devi – Kumaon Himalaya 
3. Nokrek – Sikkim Himalaya. 

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

1. The Barren Island volcano is an active volcano located in the Indian territory. 
2. Barren Island lies about 140 km east of Great Nicobar. 
3. The last time the Barren Island volcano erupted was in 1991 and it has remained inactive since then. 

Which of the statement given below is/are correct?

1. Cardamom Hills: Coromandel Coast 
2. Kaimur Hills: Konkan Coast
3. Mahadeo Hills: Central India 
4. Mikir Hills: North-East India. 

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

1. Deep gorges 
2. U-turn river courses 
3. Parallel mountain ranges 
4. Steep gradients causing land sliding. 

Which of the above can be said to be the evidences for Himalayas being young fold mountains?

1. Much of the country would experience the cold waves from Siberia. 
2. Indo–Gangetic plain would be devoid of such extensive alluvial soils. 
3. The pattern of monsoon would be different from what it is at present. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?