The World Mountain Ranges – Old Year Questions
1. The Darling Range is situated along which of the following coasts of Australia?
(a) North-Eastern Coast
(b) Southern Coast
(c) Eastern Coast
(d) South-Western Coast
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]
2. Which one of the following is known as the ‘Sea of Mountains’?
(a) Japan
(b) British Columbia
(c) West Coast of South America
(d) South-East Asia
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
3. The highest peaks of the world are mostly found in which type of Mountains?
(a) Old folded mountains
(b) Young folded mountains
(c) Residual mountains
(d) Block mountains
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
4. The largest mountain series of the World is –
(a) Himalaya
(b) Andes
(c) Rockies
(d) Alps
[41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]
5. In which of the following continents, the Andes Mountain Range is located?
(a) Australia
(b) Europe
(c) South America
(d) North America
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
8. Southern Alps mountain ranges are situated in –
(a) Australia
(b) South Africa
(c) Antarctica
(d) New Zealand
[R.A.S. / R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]
9. Place the following mountain ranges of the world in the descending order of their lengths and find the correct option from the given code –
(i) Andes
(ii) Great Dividing Range
(iii) The Himalayas
(iv) The Rocky
Code :
(a) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(b) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(c) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(d) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
10. The Alps mountain range is not a part of which of the following countries?
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Austria
(d) England
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
12. White Mountains are founded in –
(a) Canada
(b) Norway
(c) Russia
(d) United States of America
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]
13. Three mountain ranges determining the boundary between India and Myanmar are –
(a) Khasi, Patkoi and Arakan Yoma
(b) Akai Mountain Range
(c) Great Dividing Range
(d) None of the above
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 1998]
14. Arakan Yoma is the extension of the Himalayas located in :
(a) Myanmar
(b) Balochistan
(c) Nepal
(d) Kashmir
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2000, R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1999, I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]
15. Black Forest Mountain is situated in –
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Ukraine
(d) Russia
[U.P. Lower Sub (Pre) 2004]
17. Which of the following mountains is located along the Rhine River?
(a) Pyrenees
(b) Apennines
(c) Carpathian
(d) Black Forest
[U.P.P.S.C. (R.I.) 2014]
18. Black Mountain is situated in –
(a) Canada
(b) Norway
(c) Switzerland
(d) U.S.A
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]
19. The Mountain range which is different from the others is–
(a) The Alps
(b) The Andes
(c) Appalachian
(d) The Himalayas
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1999]
20. Which of the following ranges of mountains is not the result of Tertiary orogeny?
(a) Kunlun
(b) Appalachians
(c) Alps
(d) Andes
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
21. Which one of the following is not an old folded mountain?
(a) Ural mountain
(b) Aravalli mountain
(c) Andes mountain
(d) Appalachian mountain
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
22. The Pennines (Europe), the Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of –
(a) Young mountains
(b) Old mountains
(c) Block mountains
(d) Fold mountains
[56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]
23. Drakensberg is a mountain of –
(a) Botswana
(b) Namibia
(c) South Africa
(d) Zambia
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]
24. In which Continent is the Atlas Mountain situated?
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) Australia
(d) Europe
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2008]
25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
(Mountain) (Country)
A. Allegheny 1. Canada
B. Cantabrian 2. Iran
C. Elburz 3. Spain
D. Mackenzie 4. U.S.A.
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 2 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]
26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
List -I List-II
(Mountain Peak) (Continent)
A. Kosciuszko i. Europe
B. Mckinley ii. Africa
C. Elbrus iii. Australia
D. Kilimanjaro iv. North America
Code :
A B C D
(a) iii iv i ii
(b) ii iv iii i
(c) iv iii ii i
(d) iii i ii iv
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2016]
28. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
List-I List-II
(Mountain Peak) (Location/Country)
A. Elbrus 1. New Zealand
B. Kilimanjaro 2. U.S.A.
C. Mt. Cook 3. Tanzania
D. McKinley 4. Russia
Code:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]
29. Make the correct match between list –I and list –II and using the following codes, select the correct option
List-I List-II
A. Alps 1. Block Mountain
B. Vosges 2. Volcano Mountain
C. Vindhya 3. Folded Mountain
D. Fujiyama 4. Residual Mountain
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 1 4 3 2
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
30. Mount Titlis is in –
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Switzerland
(d) U.S.A.
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]
31. Which of the following mountains is located in Italy?
(a) Appennine
(b) Pyrenees
(c) Dinaric Alps
(d) Zura
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2014]
32. Which mountain forms the boundary between Spain and France?
(a) Jura
(b) Pyrenees
(c) Carpathians
(d) Caucasus
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2012]
34. The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in the news in the context of the events related to –
(a) Central Asia
(b) Middle East
(c) South-East Asia
(d) Central Africa
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2015]
35. Which of the following is a basic landform?
(a) Volcanic cone
(b) Residual mountain
(c) Monadnock
(d) Erosional waterfall
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
(Mountain) (Country)
A. Atlas 1. France/Spain
B. Kilimanjaro 2. Ecuador
C. Chimborazo 3. Tanzania
D. Pyrenees 4. Morocco
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 3 4 2
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]