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1. Which of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?
(a) Himalaya
(b) Aravalli
(c) Vindhya
(d) Satpura
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2003, M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993]
Ans. (b) Aravalli
- The Aravalli Range is a set of mountains located in western India that stretches over 800 kilometers in a northeastern direction.
- It covers the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana, and ends in Delhi.
- These hills have been greatly worn down over time.
- The highest peak is known as Guru-Shikhar and it is 1722 meters tall.
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3. In which of the following states are the Aravali Ranges located?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Andhra Pradesh
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014]
Ans. (a) Rajasthan
- The Aravalli Range runs through the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana, ending in Delhi.
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6. The approximate age of the Aravalli Range is:
(a) 370 million years
(b) 470 million years
(c) 570 million years
(d) 670 million years
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (c) 570 million years
- The Aravalli Range is the oldest mountain range in the world, formed during the Precambrian Era (roughly 600 to 570 million years ago).
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7. Which of the following ranges is the most recent one?
(a) Aravallis
(b) Vindhyachal Range
(c) The Himalayas
(d) The Eastern Ghats
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]
Ans. (c) The Himalayas
- The Himalayan Range is one of the newest mountain ranges in the world.
- The Aravalli Range is the oldest mountain range in India. The Eastern Ghats are older than the Western Ghats.
- The Vindhyachal Range is an ancient mountain range that mainly stretches across Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.
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8. Which of the following is the example of ‘Residual Mountain’?
(a) Himalaya
(b) Kilimanjaro
(c) Etna
(d) Aravalli
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]
Ans. (d) Aravalli
- Residual Mountains are what is left of former mountains that have been eroded away by natural forces.
- They are usually made of old rock or volcanic matter, and the Aravalli is an example of a residual mountain.
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9. Which of the following is the highest peak in South India?
(a) Anaimudi
(b) Dodabetta
(c) Amarkantak
(d) Mahendragiri
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2005, 2012, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (a) Anaimudi
- Anaimudi is the highest peak in Southern India and a part of the Western Ghats mountains, having an elevation of 2,695 meters.
- It is located in the Idukki district of Kerala.
- Its name, Anaimudi, comes from the fact that it looks like an elephant’s head when viewed from the side.
- The heights of peaks given in the options are as follows :
Dodabetta – 2,637 metres
Amarkantak – 1065 metres
Mahendragiri – 1501 metres.
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12. ‘Kodaikanal’ is situated on which hill?
(a) Anamalai
(b) Bundi
(c) Palni
(d) Amarkantak
(e) None of these
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]
Ans. (c) Palni
- Kodaikanal is a hill station in the Palani Hills of the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu.
- It is known as the “Princess of Hill Stations”.
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13. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list :
| List-I (States ) |
List-II (Highest Peak) |
| A. Kerala |
1. Dodda Betta |
| B. Nagaland |
2. Nanda Devi |
| C. Uttarakhand |
3. Anaimudi |
| D. Tamil Nadu |
4. Saramati |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]
Ans. (c) 3 4 2 1
| State |
Highest Peak |
| Kerala |
Anaimudi |
| Nagaland |
Saramati |
| Uttarakhand |
Nanda Devi |
| Tamil Nadu |
Doda Betta |
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14. The Narmada and Tapti rivers flank –
(a) Vindhyan Mountains
(b) Satpura Ranges
(c) Rajmahal Hills
(d) Aravalli Hills
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]
Ans. (b) Satpura Ranges
- The Satpura Range is located in central India, and spans across the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
- The name Satpura means “Seven Folds” and this range marks the divide between the Narmada and Tapti rivers.
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15. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the hills of Central India located from West to East?
(a) Maikal, Satpura, Mahadeo and Chhotanagpur
(b) Satpura, Mahadeo, Maikal and Chhotanagpur
(c) Maikal, Mahadeo, Satpura and Chhotanagpur
(d) Satpura, Mahadeo, Chhotanagpur and Maikal
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (b) Satpura, Mahadeo, Maikal and Chhotanagpur
- The hills of Central India in the order from west to east are Satpura,
- Mahadeo, Maikal, and Chhotanagpur. The correct answer is choice (b).
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17. Which of the following sequences presents the correct location of the ranges in the Satpura region from West to East?
(a) Barwani Hills – Mahadeo Range – Maikal Range
(b) Mahadeo Range – Barwani Hills – Maikal Range
(c) Mahadeo Range-Maikal Range-Barwani Hills
(d) Maikal Range -Mahadeo Range – Barwani Hills
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (a) Barwani Hills – Mahadeo Range – Maikal Range
- The Satpura region in the West to East direction starts with the Barwani Hills, followed by the Mahadeo Range and then the Maikal Range.
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18. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?
(a) Nallamalai Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Javadi Hills – Anaimalai Hills
(b) Anaimalai Hills – Javadi Hills –Nilgiri Hills – Nallamalai Hills
(c) Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills –Nilgiri Hills – Anaimalai Hills
(d) Anaimalai Hills – Nilgiri Hills – Javadi Hills – Nallamalai Hills
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (c) Nallamalai Hills – Javadi Hills –Nilgiri Hills – Anaimalai Hills
- The Nallamalai Hills are located between the Krishna and Pennar Rivers, stretching south from the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal.
- Javadi Hills are in the Eastern Ghats of the North Arcot district of Tamil Nadu.
- The Anaimalai Hills are part of the Western Ghats and spread up to the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
- Anaimudi is the highest peak of the Anaimalai Hills, measuring 2695 meters.
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19. At which of the following hills the Eastern Ghats join the Western Ghats?
(a) Palni Hills
(b) Anaimudi Hills
(c) Nilgiri Hills
(d) Shevaroy Hills
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (c) Nilgiri Hills
- Known as the ‘Queen of Hills’, the Nilgiri Hills are at the meeting point of the Western and Eastern Ghats.
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21. Doda Betta Peak is situated in :
(a) The Anaimalai Hills
(b) The Nilgiri Hills
(c) The Vindhya Range
(d) The Satpura Range
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2021]
Ans. (b) The Nilgiri Hills
- Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiris, standing at 2,637 meters. Fifteen tribal groups inhabit the Nilgiris, with the Badagas, Kotas, and Todas being the main ones.
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22. Which of the following mountain peaks is not situated in Eastern Ghats?
(a) Gali Konda
(b) Salher
(c) Sinkram Gutta
(d) Madugula Konda
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]
Ans. (b) Salher
- Salher is a village situated in Satna Tehsil, Nasik district of Maharashtra. It is home to the tallest fort in the Sahyadri mountain range and the second highest peak in Maharashtra, at 1,567 metres, after Kalsubai.
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23. Which one of the following lies at the junction of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu states?
(a) Anaimalai Hills
(b) Palni Hills
(c) Nandi Hills
(d) Nilgiri Hills
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
Ans. (d) Nilgiri Hills
- The Nilgiri Hills are part of the Western Ghats mountain range located in the south of India in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala.
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25. Indian Oceanists discovered a high mountain with a height of 1505 meter at the bottom of Arabian sea about 455 km west-southwest from Bombay, the mountain is called-
(a) Kailash II
(b) Raman Sagar mountain
(c) Kanya Sagar Parvat
(d) Bombay Parvat
[40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]
Ans. (b) Raman Sagar mountain
- Researchers studying the Indian Ocean have found three mountain ranges under the sea.
- One is in the Indian Ocean basin, another is called Sagar Kanya in the Eastern Arabian Sea, and the third is a very tall mountain (1505 m) located under the Arabian Sea, 455 km west-southwest of Mumbai.
- This mountain has been named after the famous scientist C.V. Raman and is called the Raman Sagar Mountain.
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26. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Western Ghats are relatively high in their Northern region.
(b) The Anaimudi is the highest peak in the Western Ghats.
(c) Tapti river lies to the south of Satpura.
(d) The Narmada and the Tapti river valleys are said to be old rift valleys.
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (a) The Western Ghats are relatively high in their Northern region.
- Anaimudi is the highest mountain in Southern India and the Western Ghats.
- Tapti river is located south of the Satpura mountains.
- Narmada, Damodar, and Tapti rivers are all examples of Indian rift valleys.
- The southern part of the Western Ghats is quite high.
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27. Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one state in India?
(a) Aravalli
(b) Satpura
(c) Ajanta
(d) Sahyadri
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017, I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]
Ans. (c) Ajanta
- Ajanta Range: Ajanta Range is located in Maharashtra. It is a mountain range that is spread over only one state. Others are expanded to more than one state.
- Satpura Range: The Satpura Range is a range of hills in Central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to the east of Chhattisgarh.
- Aravalli Range: The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains in western India running approximately 800 km in northeast direction across the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Haryana ending in Delhi.
- Sahyadri Range: Sahyadri Mountain Range or the Western Ghats originates in Gujarat runs parallel to the Western coast and merge with the Nilgiri hill in the south.
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28. Western Ghats in Maharashtra and Karnataka is known as –
(a) Nilgiri mountain
(b) Sahyadri
(c) Deccan plateau
(d) None of these
[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (b) Sahyadri
- The Western Ghats is referred to as Sahyadri in Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka.
- It has a large variation in its altitude and is typically about 1200 meters high.
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29. Select from the code given below the correct locational sequence of the following hills proceeding from south to north.
(1) Satmala hills
(2) Kaimur hills
(3) Pir Panjal Range
(4) Naga hills
Code :
(a) 2, 3, 1, 4
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
Ans. (b) 1, 2, 4, 3
- Starting from the south, the hills in order are Satmala Hills (in Maharashtra), Kaimur Hills (spanning Madhya Pradesh to Bihar), Naga Hills (located at the Indo-Myanmar Border), and lastly the Pir Panjal Range (from Jammu and Kashmir to Himachal Pradesh).
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30. Cardamom Hills lie along the border of the states of –
(a) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka and Kerala
(c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(d) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2010, U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
- The Cardamom Hills are found in southern India in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
- They get their name from the large number of cardamom spices grown on the hills.
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31. The southernmost range of India is –
(a) Nilgiri
(b) Annamalai
(c) Cardamom
(d) Nallamalai
[M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]
Ans. (c) Cardamom
- The Cardamom hills, also known as Yela Mala, is the southernmost mountain range in India.
- The cool temperatures here also support the growth of pepper and coffee.
- The Western Ghats and the Periyar sub-cluster, including the Cardamom hills, have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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32. The Hills situated closer to Kanyakumari are :
(a) Anaimalai Hills
(b) Nilgiri Hills
(c) Cardamom Hills
(d) Shevaroy Hills
(e) None of the above/more than one of the above
[65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (c) Cardamom Hills
- Cardamom Hills is about 365 km away from Kanyakumari.
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33. Where are Shevaroy Hills located?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]
Ans. (d) Tamil Nadu
- Shevaroy Hills are located in Salem, Tamil Nadu.
- Yercaud, a famous hill station, is located within these hills.
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34. Which one of the following does not lie in Maharashtra?
(a) Balaghat Range
(b) Harishchandra Range
(c) Mandav Hills
(d) Satmala Hills
[U.P.P.C.S (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (c) Mandav Hills
- The Balaghat Range, Harishchandra Range and Satmala Hills are spread out in Maharashtra, while the Mandav Hills are located in Gujarat.
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35. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Garhjat Hills : Orissa
(b) Mandav Hills: Maharashtra
(c) Nallamalai Hills: Andhra Pradesh
(d) Shevaroy Hills : Tamil Nadu
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]
Ans. (b) Mandav Hills: Maharashtra
- Mandav Hills are in Gujarat, not Maharashtra.
- Garhjat Hills are a mountain range reaching from the Utkal Plains of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, areas with many Gond tribal people.
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36. Consider the following pairs :
| Hills |
Region |
| 1. Cardamom Hills |
Coromandel Coast |
| 2. Kaimur Hills |
Konkan Coast |
| 3. Mahadeo Hills |
Central India |
| 4. Mikir Hills |
North-East India |
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2014]
Ans. (c) 3 and 4
- Cardamom Hills are part of the Western Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, while Coromandel Coast is located between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal.
- Kaimur Hills extend from Madhya Pradesh to Bihar, whereas the Konkan Coast is along the western coastline of Maharashtra.
- Mahadeo Hills are in Central India in Madhya Pradesh.
- Mikir Hills are a group of hills located to the south of the Kaziranga National Park, Assam.
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38. The Dhupgarh peak is situated in –
(a) Satpura Range
(b) Maikal Range
(c) Vindhya Range
(d) None of these
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (a) Satpura Range
- Dhupagarh is the tallest mountain in the Satpura Range, which is in Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh.
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40. The hills of Ramgiri are part of this mountain range
(a) Vindhyachal
(b) Satpura
(c) Maikal
(d) Sahyadri
(e) None of the above
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (C)
- The Ramgiri Hills are located in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh and part of the Eastern Ghat or Mahendra Parvat.
- They are also in the Maikal Range in Chhattisgarh, which is a part of the Satpura Range.
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41. What is the height of Parasnath Hill?
(a) 1600 Meters
(b) 1565 Meters
(c) 1365 Meters
(d) 1260 Meters
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (c) 1365 Meters
- Parasnath Hill is located in the state of Jharkhand’s Giridih district.
- It is 1365 meters tall and has a Jain temple known as ‘Shikharji’.
- It’s a very important place of worship for Jains, named after Parasnath, the 23rd Jain saint.
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