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Mountains, Plateaus, and Plains

64 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 2 of 3

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Q26. Which of the following is not correctly matched? (Mountain peak - Continent)

  1. AKilimanjaro - Africa
  2. BMount McKinley -U. America
  3. CElbrus - Asia
  4. DAconcagua-D. America
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Answer: C) Elbrus - Asia

Q27. Which of the following mountain ranges is the largest in the world?

  1. AHimalaya
  2. BAndes
  3. CCaucasus
  4. DAlaska
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Answer: B) Andes

Q28. On what percentage of the total area of the lithosphere is the plateau spread?

  1. A0.26
  2. B0.3
  3. C0.33
  4. D0.41
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Answer: C) 0.33

Q29. What percentage of the world's population lives in plateau areas?

  1. A0.05
  2. B0.09
  3. C0.16
  4. D0.26
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Answer: B) 0.09

Q30. Which of the following minerals is not found in plateau areas?

  1. ACoal
  2. BIron ore
  3. CMineral Oil
  4. DManganese
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Answer: C) Mineral Oil

Q31. What are the plateaus which are surrounded by mountain ranges on all sides called?

  1. Ahilly plateau
  2. Bmountainous plateau
  3. CContinental plate
  4. DNorthwest Plateau
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Answer: C) Continental plate

Q32. Foothills of mountains i.e. plateau situated at the support of a mountain is called -

  1. Aintermountain plateau
  2. Bmountainous plateau
  3. CContinental plate
  4. DNorthwest Plateau
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Answer: B) mountainous plateau

Q33. Which of the following plateaus is not classified as an intermontane plateau?

  1. ATibetan Plateau
  2. BMexican Plateau
  3. CBolivian Plateau
  4. DChotanagpur Plateau
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Answer: D) Chotanagpur Plateau

Q34. Which is not an example of a sub-mountainous plateau?

  1. ATibetan Plateau
  2. BColombia Plateau
  3. CPatagonian Plateau
  4. DBolivian Plateau
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Answer: C) Patagonian Plateau

Q35. Which of the following is a foothill plateau?

  1. ATibetan Plateau
  2. BPatagonian Plateau
  3. CBrazilian Plateau
  4. DBolivian Plateau
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Answer: B) Patagonian Plateau

Q36. The Meseta Plateau is located in which of the following countries?

  1. AMexico
  2. BBrazil
  3. CSpain and Portugal
  4. DNorth East Africa
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Answer: C) Spain and Portugal

Q37. Where is the Telegraphic Plateau located?

  1. ANorth Pacific Ocean
  2. BSouth Pacific Ocean
  3. CNorth Atlantic Ocean
  4. DSouthern Indian Ocean
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Answer: C) North Atlantic Ocean

Q38. Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world?

  1. ABolivian Plateau
  2. BColombia Plateau
  3. CTibetan Plateau
  4. DColorado Plateau
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Answer: C) Tibetan Plateau

Q39. Potwar Plateau is located in which of the following countries?

  1. AVietnam
  2. BMyanmar
  3. CBhutan
  4. DPakistan
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Answer: D) Pakistan

Q40. Where is the Loess Plateau located?

  1. AIn Malaya
  2. Bin Thailand
  3. CIn China
  4. DIn Korea
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Answer: C) In China

Q41. Where is the Tibetan Plateau located?

  1. Abetween Tianshan and Karakoram
  2. Bbetween Tianshan and Altai
  3. Cbetween the Himalayas and the Karakoram Mountains
  4. Dbetween the Himalayas and Kunlun
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Answer: D) between the Himalayas and Kunlun

Q42. The Loess Plateau is-

  1. Aglaciated
  2. Bwaterlogged
  3. Cwind-driven
  4. Driverine
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Answer: C) wind-driven

Q43. Which of the following is called the "roof of the world"?

  1. AKarakoram
  2. BQunlun
  3. CTianshan
  4. DPamir
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Answer: D) Pamir

Q44. Between which mountain ranges is the Anatolian Plateau located in Türkiye?

  1. APontic and Torus
  2. BElburj and Jagras
  3. CCaucasus and Elburz
  4. DCaucasus and Carpathians
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Answer: A) Pontic and Torus

Q45. Which of the following is the Pat Plateau of Ranchi?

  1. Aa pediplane
  2. Ban elevated peneplain
  3. Cstructural field
  4. Dmountainous plateau
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Answer: B) an elevated peneplain

Q46. Which of the following metals is mined the most on the Bolivian plateau?

  1. ACoal
  2. Blignite
  3. CTin
  4. Dbituminous
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Answer: C) Tin

Q47. On what percentage of the total area of the lithosphere is the plain spread?

  1. A0.26
  2. B0.33
  3. C0.41
  4. D0.51
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Answer: C) 0.41

Q48. Plains are counted in which category of landforms?

  1. AFirst Class
  2. Bsecond class
  3. CThird Division
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: B) second class

Q49. Approximately what percentage of the world's crops and food items are grown in the plains?

  1. A0.65
  2. B0.7
  3. C0.85
  4. D0.95
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Answer: C) 0.85

Q50. What percentage of the population of which of the following lives in the plains?

  1. A0.5
  2. B0.65
  3. C0.71
  4. D0.9
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Answer: D) 0.9

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