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A trekker crosses the Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar and Pir Panjal ranges. She is in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The cold desert of Ladakh lies between the Greater Himalayas and the:Read the answer and worked solution →The valley of Kashmir and Dal Lake lie between the Great Himalayas and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri are examples of:Read the answer and worked solution →Srinagar stands on the banks of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Longitudinal valleys like Jammu dun and Dehra Dun are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest of all the duns, 35 to 45 km long, is:Read the answer and worked solution →Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath lie in which Himalayan section?Read the answer and worked solution →Kanchenjunga and the fast-flowing Tista belong to the:Read the answer and worked solution →In the Darjiling and Arunachal Himalayas, Shiwaliks are absent and are replaced by:Read the answer and worked solution →Rivers like the Kameng, Subansiri and Lohit give the Arunachal Himalayas the country's highest:Read the answer and worked solution →Manipur's physiography is unique for the large central lake called:Read the answer and worked solution →The northern plains stretch about how many km from east to west?Read the answer and worked solution →Rivers from the Shiwaliks drop boulders and sometimes vanish in a narrow 8 to 10 km belt called:Read the answer and worked solution →Streams re-emerge to form marshy, swampy land south of the Bhabar, called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest delta in the world, formed at the mouth of the Ganga-Brahmaputra, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Peninsular plateau rises from 150 m to an elevation of:Read the answer and worked solution →The oldest and most stable landmass of India is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Western Ghats are called Sahyadri in Maharashtra and ___ in Kerala.Read the answer and worked solution →The highest peak of the Peninsular plateau, 2,695 m, is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Eastern and Western Ghats meet at the:Read the answer and worked solution →Crescent-shaped sand dunes near Jaisalmer are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Western GhatsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the plains zonesRead the answer and worked solution →Find the real nameRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the relief wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Himalayan or PeninsularRead the answer and worked solution →Which Himalayan sectionRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Physiography bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A trekker crosses the Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar and Pir Panjal ranges. She is in the:

  1. Kashmir Himalayas
  2. Sikkim Himalayas
  3. Arunachal Himalayas
  4. Eastern hills
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Correct answer: A. Kashmir Himalayas

1. These four ranges run through the northwest. 2. They frame the Kashmir valley and Ladakh. 3. This is the Kashmir or Northwestern Himalayas. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 2, Structure and Physiography._

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The cold desert of Ladakh lies between the Greater Himalayas and the:

  1. Satpura
  2. Karakoram
  3. Pir Panjal
  4. Shiwalik
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Correct answer: B. Karakoram

1. The northeastern Kashmir Himalayas are a cold desert. 2. It sits between two great ranges. 3. The northern one is the Karakoram. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 2, Structure and Physiography._

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The valley of Kashmir and Dal Lake lie between the Great Himalayas and the:

  1. Pir Panjal
  2. Karakoram
  3. Zaskar range
  4. Ladakh range
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Correct answer: A. Pir Panjal

1. The valley is world famous. 2. It is sheltered by a southern range. 3. That range is the Pir Panjal. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 2, Structure and Physiography._

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