Mountains

Which is the highest mountain peak in India?
a) Nanda Devi
b) Kanchenjunga
c) Mount Everest
d) Kamet
✅ b) Kanchenjunga
Explanation: Located in Sikkim; Everest is in Nepal.

Which mountain range is the youngest in India?
a) Vindhyas
b) Aravallis
c) Himalayas
d) Satpura
✅ c) Himalayas

Which of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?
a) Himalayas
b) Aravallis
c) Western Ghats
d) Satpura
✅ b) Aravallis

The Himalayas are examples of which type of mountains?
a) Block
b) Fold
c) Volcanic
d) Residual
✅ b) Fold

The Aravalli range extends across which states?
a) Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi
b) Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana
c) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana
d) Only Rajasthan
✅ a) Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi

Which is the second highest peak in India?
a) Nanda Devi
b) Kamet
c) Kanchenjunga
d) Dhaulagiri
✅ a) Nanda Devi

Which peak is located in Uttarakhand?
a) Kamet
b) Kanchenjunga
c) Dhaulagiri
d) Gurla Mandhata
✅ a) Kamet

Which is the highest peak in the Western Ghats?
a) Anaimudi
b) Doda Betta
c) Mahendragiri
d) Nilgiri
✅ a) Anaimudi

The Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats meet at:
a) Nilgiri Hills
b) Anaimalai Hills
c) Palani Hills
d) Cardamom Hills
✅ a) Nilgiri Hills

Which mountain range forms the boundary between India and Tibet?
a) Karakoram
b) Zanskar
c) Pir Panjal
d) Himalayas
✅ a) Karakoram

Mount Everest is located in:
a) Sikkim
b) Uttarakhand
c) Nepal
d) Tibet
✅ c) Nepal

Which peak lies in Ladakh?
a) Trisul
b) Nun Kun
c) Kamet
d) K2
✅ b) Nun Kun

K2 is also known as:
a) Mount Everest
b) Godwin Austen
c) Nanga Parbat
d) Siachen
✅ b) Godwin Austen

Which peak is located near the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve?
a) Anaimudi
b) Kamet
c) Trisul
d) Doda Betta
✅ c) Trisul

Which pass connects Srinagar to Leh?
a) Rohtang Pass
b) Zojila Pass
c) Nathu La
d) Bara Lacha
✅ b) Zojila Pass

Which pass connects Manali to Lahaul and Spiti?
a) Nathu La
b) Zojila
c) Rohtang Pass
d) Banihal
✅ c) Rohtang Pass

Nathu La Pass connects India with:
a) China
b) Bhutan
c) Nepal
d) Myanmar
✅ a) China

Which pass is located in the Sikkim Himalayas?
a) Jelep La
b) Rohtang
c) Zoji La
d) Shipki La
✅ a) Jelep La

Which is the southernmost hill range of the Eastern Ghats?
a) Javadi Hills
b) Nallamala Hills
c) Shevaroy Hills
d) Cardamom Hills
✅ c) Shevaroy Hills

Which range lies parallel to the west coast of India?
a) Eastern Ghats
b) Aravallis
c) Western Ghats
d) Satpura
✅ c) Western Ghats

Satpura range lies between:
a) Narmada and Godavari
b) Tapi and Krishna
c) Narmada and Tapi
d) Godavari and Krishna
✅ c) Narmada and Tapi

The Deccan plateau is bordered by:
a) Himalayas
b) Vindhyas
c) Satpura and Western Ghats
d) Aravallis and Vindhyas
✅ c) Satpura and Western Ghats

The Vindhya Range lies mostly in:
a) Maharashtra
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Gujarat
✅ c) Madhya Pradesh

Which range is considered the geographical divide between North and South India?
a) Aravallis
b) Vindhyas
c) Western Ghats
d) Satpura
✅ b) Vindhyas

Cardamom Hills are part of:
a) Nilgiri
b) Anaimalai
c) Western Ghats
d) Shevaroy
✅ c) Western Ghats

The Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia Hills are located in:
a) Nagaland
b) Mizoram
c) Meghalaya
d) Tripura
✅ c) Meghalaya

The hill range in Gujarat is:
a) Satpura
b) Aravalli
c) Gir Hills
d) Rajmahal Hills
✅ c) Gir Hills

Which hill range is famous for coal deposits in Jharkhand?
a) Rajmahal Hills
b) Parasnath Hills
c) Hazaribagh Hills
d) Chotanagpur Hills
✅ a) Rajmahal Hills

Which mountain range is found in Bihar?
a) Vindhyas
b) Rajgir Hills
c) Satpura
d) Nilgiri
✅ b) Rajgir Hills

Which range lies in eastern Maharashtra?
a) Satpura
b) Western Ghats
c) Ajanta Hills
d) Mahadeo Hills
✅ c) Ajanta Hills

Doda Betta is located in:
a) Nilgiris
b) Anaimalai
c) Shevaroy
d) Palani
✅ a) Nilgiris

Highest peak in the Eastern Ghats:
a) Arma Konda
b) Nallamalai
c) Simlipal
d) Shevaroy
✅ a) Arma Konda (Andhra Pradesh)

Which pass connects Himachal to Jammu & Kashmir?
a) Rohtang
b) Zoji La
c) Banihal
d) Bara Lacha
✅ d) Bara Lacha

The Pir Panjal range is part of:
a) Greater Himalayas
b) Trans Himalayas
c) Lesser Himalayas
d) Eastern Himalayas
✅ c) Lesser Himalayas

Which range lies in the northeast?
a) Mizo Hills
b) Naga Hills
c) Patkai Hills
d) All of the above
✅ d) All of the above

Mount Dapha is the highest peak in:
a) Nagaland
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Assam
d) Manipur
✅ b) Arunachal Pradesh

The main rock type in the Aravallis is:
a) Basalt
b) Granite and Gneiss
c) Limestone
d) Shale
✅ b) Granite and Gneiss

Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau?
a) Narmada
b) Krishna
c) Yamuna
d) Tapi
✅ a) Narmada

What is the youngest mountain system in India?
a) Western Ghats
b) Vindhyas
c) Himalayas
d) Eastern Ghats
✅ c) Himalayas

Which is not part of Peninsular mountains?
a) Nilgiris
b) Aravallis
c) Satpura
d) Zaskar
✅ d) Zaskar

The Shiwalik range lies:
a) North of Greater Himalayas
b) South of Lesser Himalayas
c) Between Eastern and Western Ghats
d) South of Aravallis
✅ b) South of Lesser Himalayas

Which hills are located in Kerala?
a) Cardamom Hills
b) Nallamalai
c) Nilgiri
d) Mahendragiri
✅ a) Cardamom Hills

The Dihang-Dibang Gorge is in:
a) Sikkim
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Meghalaya
d) Nagaland
✅ b) Arunachal Pradesh

Which of the following hill stations is in Nilgiri Hills?
a) Ooty
b) Kodaikanal
c) Munnar
d) Coorg
✅ a) Ooty

Which mountain range has India’s richest biodiversity?
a) Aravallis
b) Western Ghats
c) Vindhyas
d) Satpura
✅ b) Western Ghats

The Himalayas are a result of collision between:
a) African and Eurasian plates
b) Indian and Arabian plates
c) Indian and Eurasian plates
d) Pacific and Indian plates
✅ c) Indian and Eurasian plates

Which range lies between the Narmada and Godavari basins?
a) Vindhyas
b) Satpura
c) Eastern Ghats
d) Mahadeo
✅ b) Satpura

Which mountain range does NOT form the Indian Peninsular boundary?
a) Eastern Ghats
b) Western Ghats
c) Satpura
d) Himalayas
✅ d) Himalayas

Which range extends into Pakistan and Afghanistan?
a) Zanskar
b) Karakoram
c) Aravalli
d) Shiwalik
✅ b) Karakoram

The longest mountain range in India is:
a) Himalayas
b) Aravallis
c) Western Ghats
d) Satpura
✅ a) Himalayas