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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 →A fisherman in Kochi sees the first monsoon rain on 1 June. Which coast does the southwest monsoon reach first?Read the answer and worked solution →A student in Mumbai waits for the monsoon after it hits Kerala on 1 June. When does it usually reach Mumbai and Kolkata?Read the answer and worked solution →On a December night the temperature at Drass falls to minus 45 degrees. Drass lies in which region?Read the answer and worked solution →A tour guide says one Rajasthan town rarely gets more than 9 cm of rain in a year. Which town?Read the answer and worked solution →Agra and Darjiling lie on the same latitude, yet January is 16 degrees in Agra and only 4 in Darjiling. Why?Read the answer and worked solution →A pilot at 12 km finds the westerly jet stream split into two branches over Asia. What splits it?Read the answer and worked solution →In February the southern branch of the westerly jet sits near 25 degrees north. At what pressure level?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath lie in which Himalayan section?

  1. Arunachal and eastern
  2. Himachal and Uttarakhand
  3. Kashmir or Northwestern
  4. Darjiling and Sikkim
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Correct answer: B. Himachal and Uttarakhand

1. These are the great pilgrimage sites of the Char Dham. 2. They sit in the Great Himalayan range. 3. That is the Himachal and Uttarakhand section. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 2, Structure and Physiography._

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Kanchenjunga and the fast-flowing Tista belong to the:

  1. Arunachal Pradesh Himalayas
  2. Central Highlands of India
  3. Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas
  4. Kashmir or Northwest Himalayas
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Correct answer: C. Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas

1. This section is flanked by Nepal and Bhutan. 2. It is small but significant. 3. It is the Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 2, Structure and Physiography._

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In the Darjiling and Arunachal Himalayas, Shiwaliks are absent and are replaced by:

  1. Dun formations
  2. Bhabar belts
  3. Tarai swamps
  4. Duar formations
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Correct answer: D. Duar formations

1. The eastern sections lack the Shiwalik ranges. 2. Another formation takes their place and holds tea gardens. 3. Those are the duar formations. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 2, Structure and Physiography._

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