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UPSC CDS Physiography — practice questions — page 4

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Tochi, Gilgit anet Hunza are tributaries ofRead the answer and worked solution →The right Ganga tributaries of the plain do not includeRead the answer and worked solution →Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not Corm deltas because ofRead the answer and worked solution →Which time of the day is generally the hottest period all over India?Read the answer and worked solution →How do dust storms in summer affect the temperature?Read the answer and worked solution →The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall isRead the answer and worked solution →The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate inRead the answer and worked solution →The amount and Intensity of monsoon rainfall is determined by the frequency ofRead the answer and worked solution →Which of the weathering agents is almost peculiar to the Indian Himalayas?Read the answer and worked solution →Match each superlative to the correct Indian geography factRead the answer and worked solution →Tap the item that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Fill in the Indian geography superlativesRead the answer and worked solution →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 →

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Tochi, Gilgit anet Hunza are tributaries of

  1. Ganga
  2. Brahmaputra
  3. Yamuna
  4. Indus
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Correct answer: D. Indus

This Indian Geography item tests a core Indian Geography fact. Correct answer: Indus. _Source: SSBCrack 1250+ Indian Geography MCQs (PYQ bank)_

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The right Ganga tributaries of the plain do not include

  1. Alakananda
  2. Yamuna
  3. Son
  4. Tons
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Correct answer: A. Alakananda

This Indian Geography item tests a core Indian Geography fact. Correct answer: Alakananda. _Source: SSBCrack 1250+ Indian Geography MCQs (PYQ bank)_

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Most rivers flowing west from the Western Ghats do not Corm deltas because of

  1. lack of eroded material
  2. the high gradient
  3. lack of vegetation free area
  4. low velocity
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Correct answer: B. the high gradient

This Indian Geography item tests a core Indian Geography fact. Correct answer: the high gradient. _Source: SSBCrack 1250+ Indian Geography MCQs (PYQ bank)_

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