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Mountains and Plateaues MCQs 1 -✔️ General Knowledge

Plateaus situated in between plains and mountains are called
(a) Intermontane plateaus
(b) Continental plateaus
(c) Piedmont plateaus-✔️
(d) Peninsular plateaus

Which is the longest mountain range in the world?
(a) Himalayas
(b) Andes-✔️
(c) Rockies
(d) Alps

Margate Hills in and around Islamabad is a branch of .
(a) Kara Koram Range
(b) Hindu Kush Range
(c) Himalayas Range-✔️
(d) Suleman Range

Which of the following mountain systems is the oldest?
(a) Himalaya
(b) Aravafi-✔️
(c) Satpura
(d) Nilgiri

5, The youngest mountain range in the world is:
(a) Western Ghats
(b) Himalayas-✔️
(c) Aravals
(d) Andes

Which of the following processes is related to the formation of Himalayas?
(a) Faulting
(b) Folding-✔️
(c) Sliding
(d) Volcanic eruptions

The first successful expedition to the Mount Everest was made in ————.
(a)1962
(b) 1965
(c) 1968
(d) 1953-✔️

Which of following mountains separate Asia from Europe?
(a) Ural Mountains-✔️
(b) Hindukush Mountains
(c) Alps Mountains
(d) Alias Mountains

The “Roof of the World” is -✔️—
(a) The Alps
(b) Andes
(c) The Apinines
(d) The Pamir Plateau (Tibet)-✔️

Himalaya range is based in .
(a) Europe
(b) Asia-✔️
(c) Africa
(d) Australia

Name the mountain range found in South America.
(a) Alps
(b) Andes-✔️
(c) lllampir
(d) Rockies

How are the caves of the world's greatest fold mountains formed?
(a) Regular movement
(b) Vertical movement
(c) Horizontal movement
(d) Compressional movement-✔️

Ceusta is .
(a) A low flat topped hill
(b) A plateau-✔️
(c) A plain
(d) A mountain

Mount Nuove is found in — .
(a) Yellow stone park USA
(b) Naples in Italy-✔️
(c) Nepal
(d) India

Decan plateau is in  —.
(a) France
(b) India-✔️
(c) Australia
(d) South Africa

Siesson mountains are ———.
(a) Youngest mountains
(b) Old mountains
(c) Tallest mountains-✔️
(d) None of these

Chermain mountains are only present in
(a) Egypt
(b) Sri tanks
(c) India-✔️
(d) Chile

The highest plateau of the world is .
(a) Potohar plateau
(b) Balochistan plateau-✔️
(c) Pamir Plateau (Tibat)
(d) Dacan plateau

What is the height of the second highest mountain peak K-✔️2?
(a) 8595 metre
(b) 8611 metre-✔️
(c) 8217 metre
(d) 8126 metre

Which is the highest mountain peak of the world?
(a) Mount Everest-✔️
(b) K2
(c) Nanga Parbat
(d) None of these

Mount Everest is present in the range of mountains —,
(a) Karakoram
(b) Himalaya-✔️
(c) Andies
(d) Hindukush

Mount Everest’s height is 29,028 ft what is its height in metres?
(a) 8594 metres
(b) 8291 meters
(c) 8848 meters-✔️
(d) 8926 meters

Highest mountain peak Mount Everest is situated in ———.
(a) Nepal-✔️
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Pakistan

Atlas mountains are present in_____(a) South Africa
(b) Morocco-✔️
(c) Niger
(d) Congo

Pontus mountains are present in_____
(a) Turkey-✔️
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) Burma

Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain peak situated in Himalaya range, its height is
(a) 29,028 feet
(b) 28,250 feet
(c) 28208 feet-✔️
(d) 28185 feet

Highest mountain peak of Himalaya range in Pakistan with the height of 26660 feet is
(a) Manaslue 1
(b) Makalu
(c) Nanga Parbat-✔️
(d) Broad peak

Highest mountain peak of Hindukush ragne which is situated in Pakistan with the height of 25263  ft is ——.
(a) Batura Peak
(b) Tirich Mir-✔️
(c) Rakaposhi
(d) Broad peak

Highest mountain peak of Karakoram mountain range is ——.
(a) Mount Everest
(b) K2 (Godwin Austen, Chogori)-✔️
(c) Nanga Parbat
(d) Rakaposhi

Which mountain peak is called killer mountain peak?
(a) Rakaposhi
(b) Mount Everest
(c) Dhaulagiri
(d) Nanga Parbat-✔️

Which is the second longest mountain of the world?
(a) Indies
(b) Karakoram
(c) Himalayas-✔️
(d) Hindu Kush

Mt. Kilimanjaro is situated in
(a) Asia
(b) Africa-✔️
(c) Europe
(d) America

Mt. Mckinely is situated in —
(a) North America-✔️
(b) Asia
(c) Africa
(d) Europe

What is an ‘iceberg"?
(a) Mountain of ice in sea-✔️
(b) Atargest coral
(c) Mountain of Africa
(d) None of these

Epirogeny is result of——.
(a) Vertical earth movement-✔️
(b) Mass movement
(c) Horizontal earth movement
(d) All of the above

Scientific study of caves is called.
(a) Epirogeny
(b) Sepolongy
(c) Speleology-✔️
(d) Mountaiogy

Effi Plateau is situated in
(a) Peru-✔️
(b) Brazil
(c) Chile
(d) Paraguay

Mansalu mountain peak is situated in the range ————.
(a) Andies
(b) Himalaya-✔️
(c) Karakoram
(d) Hindu Kush

How many mountain peaks are higher than eight thousand metres?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 14-✔️
(d) 15

Which is the third largest mountain peak in the world?
(a) Kangchenjunga-✔️
(b) Makalu
(c) Cho oyo
(d)Lhotse

What is the height of world’s fifth largest mountain peak Makalu?
(a) 8611 metres
(b) 8586 metres
(c) 8511 metres
(d) 8463 metres-✔️

How many mountain peaks are present in Pakistan which are higher than eight thousand metres?
(a) 4
(b) 5-✔️
(c) 6
(d) 7

What is the total height of Broat peak of Himalaya range (Pakistan)?
(a) 8068 metres
(b) 8047 metres-✔️
(c) 8035 metres
(d) 8027 metres

Which of the following mountain peak is also known as Denali mountain peak?
(a) Mt. Everest
(b) Aconcagua
(c) Mt. Mckinley-✔️
(d) Kilimanjaro

45.Vinson Massif is 4897 metres high mountain peak situated in
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) Antarctica-✔️
(d) Africa

46.How many mountain peaks are situated in Himalaya range which are higher than eight thousand metres?
(a) 10
(b) 11-✔️
(c) 13
(d) 14

47.Mount Kiominjaro is situated in
(a) Kenya
(b) Tanzania-✔️
(c) Uganda
(d) South Africa

The highest mountains peak Mount Everest has been named after Col. George Everest who was
(a) Commandant of 1st Mountain infantry Unit
(b) A Commander of Goslcha Brigade
(c) A Political Agent in NWFP
(d) Surveyor General of Indiap-✔️

In which range Broad Peak 1 is located?
(a) Himalaya
(b) Hindukush
(c) Karakuram-✔️
(d) Kirthar

In which mountain range Tirchi Mir mountain is located?
(a) Himalaya
(b) Kirther
(c) Hindukush-✔️
(d) Karakuram

Which is the highest peak of Kerther range?
(a) Broad peak 1-✔️
(b) Zardak
(c) Tirchi Mir
(d) K2

Which is the largest mountain system of North America?
(a) Prime Charles mountain
(b) Mckunley
(c) Rockies mountain-✔️
(d) Aconcague

Mount Olympus is in
(a) Italy
(b) Greece-✔️
(c) France
(d) Hungry

Prince Charles mountain is located in
(a) Antarctica-✔️
(b) North America
(c) England
(d) Greece