Mountain Ranges, Mountains Hills, Plateaus, Mountain Passes Questions and Answers | Physical Geography MCQs

1. Which mountain range separates Asia from Europe?
  1. Altay Mountains
  2. Himalaya
  3. Ural Mountains
  4. Atlas Mountains

Answer: Ural Mountains

2. The youngest mountain range in the world is:
  1. Western Ghats
  2. Himalayas
  3. Aravalli
  4. Andes

Answer: Himalayas

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3. Which among the following is the highest peak in the Rockies?
  1. Mt.Mitchell
  2. Mt.Blanc
  3. Mt.Elbert
  4. Mt.Mckinley

Answer: Mt.Elbert

4. Which of the following is the world's longest underwater mountain range?
  1. Mid-mountains-ridge
  2. Andes Mountains
  3. Mid-ocean ridge
  4. Caucasus Mountain

Answer: Mid-ocean ridge

5. Himalaya range is based in __________
  1. Australia
  2. Africa
  3. Europe
  4. Asia

Answer: Asia

6. ...... is famous for gold and diamond mining.
  1. Deccan plateau
  2. Tibetan plateau
  3. African Plateau
  4. Chile Plateau

Answer: African Plateau

7. The Deccan Plateau is located in
  1. Kenya
  2. Australia
  3. India
  4. Pakistan

Answer: India

8. Which of the following is the highest mountain peak in South America?
  1. Aconcagua Mountain
  2. Tian Shan
  3. Rocky Mountains
  4. K2

Answer: Aconcagua Mountain

9. Which mountain range is located between France and Spain?
  1. The Pyrenees
  2. Andes
  3. Karakoram
  4. Caucasus Mountain

Answer: The Pyrenees

10. Margalla Hills in and around Islamabad is a branch of _________
  1. Himalayas Range
  2. Hindu Kush Range
  3. Karakoram Range
  4. Suleman Range

Answer: Himalayas Range

11. Which is the highest mountain peak of the world?
  1. Mount Everest
  2. K2
  3. Nanga parbat
  4. None of these

Answer: Mount Everest

12. The Potwar Plateau is located in
  1. Kenya
  2. Australia
  3. India
  4. Pakistan

Answer: Pakistan

13. How tall is Kanchenjunga peak?
  1. 10,169 ft.
  2. 28,169 ft.
  3. 29,029 ft.
  4. 15,251 ft.

Answer: 28,169 ft.

14. The Atlas Mountains are located in which continent?
  1. South America
  2. Asia
  3. Australia
  4. Africa

Answer: Africa

15. How are the caves of the world’s greatest fold mountains formed?
  1. Horizontal movement
  2. Regular movement
  3. Vertical movement
  4. Compressional movement

Answer: Compressional movement

16. Which of the following plateaus is called " Roof of the World"?
  1. Columbia Snake Plateau
  2. Colorado Plateau
  3. Deccan plateau
  4. Tibetan Plateau

Answer: Tibetan Plateau

17. Which of the following plateau is famous for highly erodible soil?
  1. Loess Plateau
  2. Massif Central Plateau
  3. Anatolian Plateau
  4. Pothowar Plateau

Answer: Loess Plateau

18. Mount Everest is located on which of the following countries border?
  1. China and India
  2. Tibet and Nepal
  3. Iran and Pakistan
  4. Nepal-India

Answer: Tibet and Nepal

19. Kanchenjunga peak is located in which of the following countries?
  1. Tibet and Nepal
  2. China and India
  3. Nepal and India
  4. Iran and Pakistan

Answer: Nepal and India

20. Which of the following mountain systems is the oldest?
  1. Himalaya
  2. Aravali
  3. Satpura
  4. Nilgiri

Answer: Aravali

21. The world’s third-highest mountain is located in which mountain range?
  1. Karakoram
  2. Hindu Kush
  3. Andes
  4. Himalaya

Answer: Himalaya

22. Which of the following processes is related to the formation of himalayas?
  1. Sliding
  2. Folding
  3. Faulting
  4. Volcanic eruptions

Answer: Folding

23. What is the height of the second highest mountain peak K-2?
  1. 8595 metres
  2. 8611 metres
  3. 8217 metres
  4. 8126 metres

Answer: 8611 metres

24. Which plateau is called the "Ruhr of India"?
  1. Chota Nagpur Plateau
  2. Shillong Plateau
  3. Deccan Plateau
  4. 8126 metres

Answer: Chota Nagpur Plateau

25. Which of the following plateau is famous for the best quality wool-producing goat ( Angora goat)
  1. Bavarian Plateau
  2. Hoggar Plateau
  3. Anatolian Plateau
  4. Iberian Plateau

Answer: Anatolian Plateau

26. Which is the highest peak in the Appalachian mountains?
  1. Mt. Elbert
  2. Mt. Blanc
  3. Mt. Mitchell
  4. Mt. Aconcagua

Answer: Mt. Mitchell

27. Which of the following is the longest mountain range in Asia?
  1. Caucasus Mountain
  2. Karakoram
  3. Himalayas
  4. Andes

Answer: Himalayas

28. Which of the following is the world's longest above-water mountain range?
  1. Caucasus Mountain
  2. Karakoram
  3. Andes Mountains
  4. Altay Mountains

Answer: Andes Mountains

29. Mauna Kea is in which country/countries?
  1. Philippines
  2. Japan
  3. United States
  4. Indonesia

Answer: United States

30. Mount Everest is present in the range of mountains ________
  1. Karakoram
  2. Himalaya
  3. Andes
  4. Hindukush

Answer: Himalaya

31. The Columbia Snake plateau is located in which Country?
  1. USA
  2. Mexico
  3. Columbia
  4. Venezuela

Answer: USA

32. K2 peak is located on which of the following countries border?
  1. Iran-Pakistan border
  2. India-Pakistan border
  3. China-Pakistan border
  4. China-India border

Answer: China-Pakistan border

33. Which of the following is the longest mountain range in North America?
  1. Mid-mountains-ridge
  2. Rocky Mountains
  3. Caucasus Mountain
  4. Andes Mountains

Answer: Rocky Mountains

34. Which mountain range is located between western China, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan?
  1. Altay Mountains
  2. Caucasus Mountain
  3. Karakoram
  4. Tien Shan

Answer: Tien Shan

35. Which of the following mountains separate Asia from Europe?
  1. Ural Mountains
  2. Hindukush Mountains
  3. Alps Mountains
  4. Atlas Mountains

Answer: Ural Mountains

36. Which plateau is the highest in the world
  1. Deccan plateau
  2. Tibetan plateau
  3. East African Plateau
  4. Chile Plateau

Answer: Tibetan plateau

37. Which is the second-highest mountain on Earth?
  1. K2
  2. Lhotse
  3. Kangchenjunga
  4. Mount Everest

Answer: K2

38. Which mountain range is located between the Black Sea and the Caspian sea?
  1. Altay Mountains
  2. Himalaya
  3. Caucasus Mountain
  4. Ural Mountains

Answer: Caucasus Mountain

39. In India, huge reserves of iron, coal, and manganese are found in the ...........
  1. Deccan plateau
  2. Chhotanagpur plateau
  3. Meghalaya Plateau
  4. Bundelkhand

Answer: Chhotanagpur plateau

40. Which of the following is the chief crop of the Deccan Plateau?
  1. Wheat
  2. Ground nut
  3. Pulses
  4. Cotton

Answer: Cotton

41. How tall is the K2’s peak?
  1. 28,251 ft.
  2. 15,251 ft.
  3. 10,029 ft.
  4. 29,029 ft.

Answer: 28,251 ft.

42. Which is the highest mountain on Earth?
  1. Kangchenjunga
  2. Lhotse
  3. Mount Everest
  4. K2

Answer: Mount Everest

43. International mountain day is celebrated on which date?
  1. 11 March
  2. 23 December
  3. 11 December
  4. 11 January

Answer: 11 December

44. Mount Nuove is found in _________
  1. Yellow stone park USA
  2. Naples in Italy
  3. Nepal
  4. India

Answer: Naples in Italy

45. Telegraphic Plateau is part of
  1. North Atlantic Ridge
  2. South Atlantic Ridge
  3. Indian Ocean Ridge
  4. None of these

Answer: North Atlantic Ridge

46. Who was the first Italian mountaineer to climb K2 in 1954?
  1. Achille Compagnoni
  2. Tenzing Norgay
  3. George Mallory
  4. Andrew Irvine

Answer: Achille Compagnoni

47. Which is the third highest mountain on Earth?
  1. K2
  2. Lhotse
  3. Kangchenjunga
  4. Mount Everest

Answer: Kangchenjunga

48. Mount Everest is located in which mountain range?
  1. Himalaya
  2. Atlas
  3. Hindu Kush
  4. Karakoram

Answer: Himalaya

49. The first successful expedition to the Mount Everest was made in _________
  1. 1953
  2. 1968
  3. 1962
  4. 1965

Answer: 1953

50. Which of the following soil is predominantly found in the Deccan plateau?
  1. Red Soil
  2. laterite soil
  3. Black soil
  4. Alluvial Soil

Answer: Black soil

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