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The Himalayas consist of how many parallel ranges?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian Desert (Thar) is located primarily in which state?Read the answer and worked solution →The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats are parts of:Read the answer and worked solution →The SOUTH-WEST monsoon brings what percentage of India's annual rainfall?Read the answer and worked solution →India's LARGEST drainage basin is that of which river?Read the answer and worked solution →Black cotton soil (regur) is most extensive in which region?Read the answer and worked solution →India's offshore petroleum field 'Mumbai High' is in which sea?Read the answer and worked solution →The KHARIF cropping season in India is:Read the answer and worked solution →India overtook which country in 2023 to become the world's most populous?Read the answer and worked solution →UPSC · Geography · Geography — Quick T/FRead the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to downRead the answer and worked solution →Which Indian state is known as 'Land of Five Rivers'?Read the answer and worked solution →The biggest lake in India is :Read the answer and worked solution →Which are the west-flowing rivers of southern Indian which flow into Arabian Sea?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following states does not form part of the Narmada basin?Read the answer and worked solution →The river Cauvery flows from:Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following rivers is not the tributary of Ganga?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest Water salinity?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following rivers flow between Vindhyan and Satpura ranges?Read the answer and worked solution →Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati and Kabini are tributaries of which one of the following rivers?Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga?Read the answer and worked solution →Among the following rivers, which one is the longest?Read the answer and worked solution →In which season is the frequency of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal maximum? [I.Read the answer and worked solution →The north-western India receives substantial rainfall during winter months because of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following states receives the highest rainfall during winter months?Read the answer and worked solution →The premonsoon mango showers occur predominantly inRead the answer and worked solution →The climate of India is:Read the answer and worked solution →Moist tropical evergreen forests are found in:Read the answer and worked solution →Which one of the following cities never experiences vertical rays of the sun during noon?Read the answer and worked solution →Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters due to:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Himalayas consist of how many parallel ranges?

  1. Two parallel ranges
  2. Four parallel ranges
  3. Three parallel ranges
  4. Five parallel ranges
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Correct answer: C. Three parallel ranges

The Himalayas have 3 parallel ranges: Himadri (Greater), Himachal (Lesser), Shivalik (Outer).

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The Indian Desert (Thar) is located primarily in which state?

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Gujarat
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Punjab
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Correct answer: A. Rajasthan

The Thar Desert is in NW Rajasthan (with small extensions into Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana). Receives < 150 mm rain/yr.

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The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats are parts of:

  1. The Himalayan ranges along the north
  2. The Peninsular Plateau (the Deccan)
  3. The Coastal Plains east and west
  4. The Northern Plains of India (Ganga)
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Correct answer: B. The Peninsular Plateau (the Deccan)

The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats border the Deccan Plateau (Peninsular Plateau), the Western forming a high wall facing the Arabian Sea and the Eastern broken hills near the Bay of Bengal.

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