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Which of the following statements about the Himalayan rivers is not correct?
A They have very large basins
B Many of them pass through giant gorges
C They perform very little erosion activity
D Over the plain they display a strong meandering tendency and often shift their beds
Kolleru Lake, located in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, is located at the delta of two rivers. Which are the rivers?
A Krishna and Cauvery
B Tungabhadra and Chitravathi
C Godavari and Mahanadi
D Godavari and Krishna
The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to
A Uplift of folded Himalayan series
B Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
C Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
D Both A and B above
Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
A Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
B Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
C Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
D Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna
The highest Himalayan peak in India is ________
A Kanchenjunga
B K-2
C Nandadevi
D Nanga Parbat
The Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because ________
A It is made of crystalline rocks
B The displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rock and made it complex
C The climatic conditions are not suitable for exploitation of minerals
D The terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult and very costly due to transport difficulties
------ the northern frontier of India is the Himalayan range. (Fill in the blanks)
A Aside
B Along
C Beside
D Between
______ the northern frontier of India is the Himalayan range.
A Aside
B Along
C Beside
D Between
Himalayan mountain range falls under which type of mountains?
A Block Mountain
B Residual Mountain
C Accumulated Mountain
D Fold Mountain
The Great Himalayan National Park is in which state?
A Jammu & Kashmir
B Arunachal Pradesh
C Himachal Pradesh
D Sikkim

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