The Punjab Himalaya is the Himalayan section between which rivers?
A The Indus and the Sutlej
B The Sutlej and the Kali
C The Kali and the Tista
D The Tista and the Dihang
The Punjab Himalaya lies between the Indus and Sutlej rivers.
The Kumaon Himalaya extends between which rivers?
A The Indus and the Sutlej
B The Kali and the Tista
C The Sutlej and the Kali
D The Tista and the Dihang
The Kumaon section lies between the Sutlej and Kali rivers.
The Nepal Himalaya is commonly defined between which rivers?
A The Indus and the Sutlej
B The Kali and the Tista
C The Sutlej and the Kali
D The Tista and the Dihang
The Nepal Himalaya section extends from the Kali to the Tista River.
The Assam Himalaya lies between which rivers?
A The Indus and the Sutlej
B The Sutlej and the Kali
C The Kali and the Tista
D The Tista and the Dihang
The Assam Himalaya section is between the Tista and Dihang rivers.
Nanda Devi is a major Himalayan peak in which state?
A Rajasthan
B Mizoram
C Uttarakhand
D Tamil Nadu
Nanda Devi is a prominent peak in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand.
Kamet Peak is located in which Himalayan region?
A Garhwal, Uttarakhand
B The Nilgiri Hills
C The Aravalli Range
D The Meghalaya Plateau
Kamet is a high peak in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand.
The Dhauladhar Range rises above which valley region?
A The Kaveri Delta
B The Malwa Plateau
C The Brahmaputra Delta
D Kangra Valley
The Dhauladhar range forms a high backdrop to the Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh.
The Kashmir Valley lies mainly between the Pir Panjal Range and which range to its north?
A The Aravalli Range
B The Great Himalaya
C The Satpura Range
D The Eastern Ghats
The Kashmir Valley is enclosed by the Pir Panjal to the south and the Great Himalaya to the north.
Banihal Pass is located in which Himalayan range?
A The Aravalli Range
B The Pir Panjal Range
C The Eastern Ghats
D The Nilgiri Hills
Banihal Pass crosses the Pir Panjal range in the Jammu and Kashmir region.
Shipki La is a mountain pass in which state?
A Sikkim
B Assam
C Himachal Pradesh
D Kerala
Shipki La is in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh near the India–Tibet border.
Lipulekh Pass is in which Indian state?
A Uttarakhand
B Gujarat
C Madhya Pradesh
D Odisha
Lipulekh Pass is in Uttarakhand, in the Kumaon Himalaya near the India–Nepal–China border region.
Mana Pass is located in which state?
A Maharashtra
B Nagaland
C Tamil Nadu
D Uttarakhand
Mana Pass lies in the high Himalaya of Uttarakhand near the India–Tibet border.
Bum La Pass is in which state?
A Himachal Pradesh
B Rajasthan
C Arunachal Pradesh
D Karnataka
Bum La is a high pass in the Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh.
Baralacha La lies in which mountain range?
A The Aravalli Range
B The Zanskar Range
C The Eastern Ghats
D The Dhauladhar Range
Baralacha La is a high pass of the Zanskar Range on the route toward Lahaul and Ladakh.
Kunzum Pass connects which two Himalayan valleys?
A Lahaul and Spiti
B Kangra and Kashmir
C Kullu and Dehradun
D Suru and Nubra
Kunzum Pass is a gateway between the Lahaul and Spiti valleys in Himachal Pradesh.
Khardung La provides the high mountain route from Leh toward which valley?
A Kangra Valley
B Kashmir Valley
C Kullu Valley
D Nubra Valley
Khardung La lies on the route from Leh to Nubra Valley in Ladakh.
Chang La lies on the road from Leh toward which lake region?
A Dal Lake
B Pangong Tso
C Sambhar Lake
D Chilika Lake
Chang La is on the high-altitude route from Leh toward Pangong Tso in Ladakh.
Pensi La is the high pass on the road linking Kargil with which region?
A Malwa
B Bundelkhand
C Meghalaya
D Zanskar
Pensi La is the high point on the Kargil–Zanskar road in Ladakh.
Which group contains only Trans-Himalayan ranges?
A Aravalli, Vindhya, and Satpura
B Nilgiri, Cardamom, and Palani
C Karakoram, Ladakh, and Zanskar
D Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia
The Karakoram, Ladakh, and Zanskar ranges are commonly grouped with the Trans-Himalaya.
The Ladakh Range lies mainly on which side of the Indus Valley?
A North
B South
C Far west of the Aravalli
D Along the Bay of Bengal
The Ladakh Range runs north of the Indus Valley in the Ladakh region.
The Siachen Glacier lies in which mountain range?
A The Aravalli Range
B The Eastern Ghats
C The Vindhya Range
D The Eastern Karakoram
Siachen Glacier is in the eastern Karakoram region.
The Nallamala Hills are part of which mountain system?
A The Western Himalaya
B The Eastern Ghats
C The Aravalli Range
D The Satpura Range
The Nallamala Hills are a section of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Telangana.
The Shevaroy Hills are in which state?
A Tamil Nadu
B Punjab
C Tripura
D Gujarat
The Shevaroy Hills are part of the Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu.
The Javadi Hills belong to which mountain system?
A The Karakoram
B The Pir Panjal
C The Eastern Ghats
D The Satpura
The Javadi Hills are a hill group in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu.
Biligiri Rangaswamy Hills are notable for lying between which two mountain systems?
A The Aravalli and Himalaya
B The Western and Eastern Ghats
C The Vindhya and Karakoram
D The Shiwalik and Satpura
The Biligiri Rangaswamy Hills form a transition region between the Western and Eastern Ghats in Karnataka.
The Western Ghats run broadly from the Tapti valley toward which southern point?
A The Rann of Kutch
B The Sundarbans
C Kanyakumari
D The Brahmaputra Valley
The Western Ghats extend southward from near the Tapti valley to the Kanyakumari region.
Which tunnel passes beneath the Pir Panjal Range on the Jammu–Srinagar route?
A Atal Tunnel
B Sela Tunnel
C Zoji La Tunnel
D Jawahar Tunnel
The Jawahar Tunnel runs beneath the Pir Panjal near Banihal on the Jammu–Srinagar route.
The Himadri range has an average height of about how much?
A 6,000 metres
B 600 metres
C 1,200 metres
D 15,000 metres
The Great Himalaya or Himadri has an average elevation of roughly 6,000 metres.
The Eastern Ghats extend through parts of which states?
A Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan
B Kerala, Goa, and Gujarat
C Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu
D Assam, Meghalaya, and Nagaland
The Eastern Ghats run through parts of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
Which pass lies in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang region and gives access toward the India–China border?
A Bhor Ghat
B Sela Pass
C Thal Ghat
D Palghat Gap
Sela Pass is a high mountain pass in the Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh.