Description : In which valley is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? -Do You Know?
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Description : In which valley is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located?
Last Answer : Sutlej valley
Description : Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006to facilitate trade between India and China? [IAS 2007] (a) Chang La (b) JaraLa (c) Nathu La (d) Shipki La
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley? (1) Nathu La (2) Jelep La (3) Shipki La (4) Sherabathanga
Last Answer : (3) Shipki La Explanation: Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the India-China border. The river Sutlej enters India through this pass. It is an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road. It ... China after Nathu La in Sikkim, and Lipulekh in Uttarakhand. The pass is close to town of Khab.
Description : In which vally is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? -Do You Know?
Description : In which vally is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located
Description : In which vally is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? —
Description : 1. What is the age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court? 2. In methane molecule how are the four hydrogen atoms arranged? 3. Which industry earns the second highest net foreign exchange ... the climate of India is? 20. Under which act was the Supreme Court in British India established?
Last Answer : CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)
Description : Which of the following passes lies in the Sutlej valley ? (1) Nathu La (2) Jelep La (3) Shipki La (4) Sherabathanga
Last Answer : Shipki La
Description : Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched? 1. Zojila and Burzil - Jammu & Kashmir 2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La - Uttar Pradesh 3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh - Himachal Pradesh 4. Nathu La and Jelep La - Sikkim (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The Siachin Glacier's melting waters are the main source of which of the following rivers : (1) Beas (2) Sutlej (3) Shylok (4) Nubra
Last Answer : (4) Nubra Explanation: The Nubra River is a tributary of the River Shyok that originates from the Rimo Glacier, one of the tongues of Siachen Glacier. It flows through the Nu-bra valley in the northern part of Ladakh and then joins the Indus River in Skardu, Pakistan.
Description : The glacier of the Nubra Valley the longest one with a length of over 72 km is called the _____ glacier. (a) Hispar (b) Siachen (c) Biafo (d) Baltaro
Description : The transport route connecting the Kashmir from Leh crosses the high mountain ranges at the: [IAS 2003] (a) Pir Panjal pass (b) Karakoram pass (c) Banihal pass (d) Zoji La pass
Description : Which of the following is a trans-Himalayan river? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) Sutlej (d) Ravi
Description : Match the following: [IAS 1997] Climatic Conditions Reasons A. Madras is warmer than Calcutta 1. North-East Monsoon B. Snowfall in Himalayas 2. Altitude C. Rainfall decreases from West Bengal to Punjab 3. Western depressions D. Sutlej-Ganga Plain gets ... 1 2 4 5 (b) 4 5 1 3 (c) 5 2 4 3 (d) 5 1 3 4
Description : From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India? [IAS 2006] (a) Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Sutlej (b) Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Sutlej (c) Zaskar - Shyok - Sutlej - Spiti (d) Zaskar - Sutlej - Shyok – Spiti
Description : Which of the following rivers existed before the uplift of the Himalaya ? [IAS 2003] (A) Brahamaputra (B) Sutlej (C) Indus (D) Bhagirathi (a) A and C (b) Band C (c) A, Band C (d) A, B, C and D
Description : In which one of the following States are Namchik-Namphuk Coalfields located? [IAS 2008] (a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Meghalaya (c) Manipur (d) Mizoram
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located? [IAS 2008] (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) Rajasthan
Description : Between which one of the following pairs of islands is Duncan Passage located? [IAS 2008] (a) South Andaman and Little Andaman (b) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island (c) Car Nicobar Island and Little Nicobar Island (d) Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Cherrapunji is located on the south side of Garo hills. 2. Cherrapunji is about 1700 m above mean sea level. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008] (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Description : The Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because: [IAS 2004] (a) it is made of crystalline rocks (b) the displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rock and ... minerals (d) the terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult and very costly due to transport difficulties
Description : The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is : [IAS 1994] (a) the Siwalik Range (b) the Lesser Himalayas (c) the Great Himalayan Range (d) the Dhaula Dhar Range
Description : Tochi, Gilgit anet Hunza are tributaries of (a) Ganga (b) Indus (c) Brahmaputra (d) Yamuna
Description : Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks? [IAS 2008] (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Meghalaya
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Gondwana coal is a laminated, bituminous coal. . 2. Gondwana coal is completely free from moisture, sulphur and phosphorus. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008] (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Description : With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated ? [IAS 2008] (a) Chambal (b) Narmada (c) Tapi (d) Bhima
Description : Which of the following minerals are found in a natural way in the State of Chhattisgarh ? 1. Bauxite 2. Dolomite 3. Iron ore 4. Tin Select the correct answer using the code given below : [IAS 2008] (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production. 2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008] (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Description : Which one of the following pairs of cities have the largest annual average rain difference as compared to the other three pairs? [IAS 2008] (a) Jabalpur and Nagpur (b) Mumbai and Pune (c) Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar (d) Guwahati and Shillong
Description : Which one of the following is not essentially a species of the Himalaya vegetation? [IAS 2008] (a) Juniper (b) Mahogany (c) Silver fir (d) Spruce
Description : Which one among the following rivers has the largest catchment area? [IAS 2008] (a) Cauvery (b) Krishna (c) Mahanadi (d) Narmada
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [IAS 2008] Waterfall : River 1. Kapildhara Falls : Godavari 2. Jog Falls : Sharavati 3. Sivasamudram Falls : Cauvery (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Description : Among the following States, which one has the largest forest area? [IAS 2008] (a) Gujarat (b) Karnataka (c) Orissa (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : Among the following States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country? [IAS 2008] (a) Assam (b) Bihar (c) Karnataka (d) Uttar Pradesh
Description : In India, how many States share the coastline? [IAS 2008] (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10
Description : Which one of the following States in India has the broadest continental shelf? [IAS 2008] (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian subcontinent? [IAS 2002] (a) La Nina ( ... of jet streams (c) El Nino and southern oscillations (d) Green-house effect on global level
Description : The main river flowing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is : (a) Jhelum (b) Indus (c) Chenab (d) Nubra
Description : By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh? (a) Padma (b) Bhagirathi (c) Rupnarayan (d) Nubra
Description : Which one of the following regions experiences three cropping season for rice in India (Rice Bowl of India) ? [IAS 2003] (a) Krishna-Godavari delta (b) Brahmaputra valley (c) Coastal Kerala (d) Littoral Tamil Nadu
Description : Among the following regions of India, which one receives comparatively least amount of annual rainfall? [IAS 2009] (a) An 80 km wide coastal belt from Nellore to Point Calimere (b) The middle and lower Asom valley (c) North-eastern Rajasthan (d) The coastal plains of Gujarat south of Narmada
Description : Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down warping? [IAS 1998] (a) Damodar (b) Mahanadi (c) Son (d) Yamuna
Description : Match the following: [IAS 2007] Valley State A. Dzukou Valley 1. Himachal Pradesh B. Yumthang Valley 2. Sikkim C. Neora Valley 3. Nagaland D. Sangla Valley 4. West Bengal A B C D (a) 1 2 4 3 (b) 1 4 2 3 (c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 3 4 2 1
Description : 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
Description : The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through [IAS 2010] (a) Rajasthan (b) Punjab (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Jammu & Kashmir
Description : Match the following: [CDS 2009] Pass State A. Zoji La Pass 1. Sikkim B. Bara Lacha Pass 2. Uttarakhand C. Jelep La Pass 3. Himachal Pradesh D. Niti Pass 4. Jammu and Kashmir A B C D (a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 2 3 1 4 (c) 4 3 1 2 (d) 2 1 3 4
Description : Which among the following is the world’s highest road pass accessible on a motor vehicle? (1) Marsimik La (2) Semo La (3) Khardung La (4) DungriLa
Last Answer : (3) Khardung La Explanation: Satellite images from Google Earth and NASA World Wind showsthat Semo La, with an elevation of 5,565 m/18,258 feet, is the world's highest motorable pass. ... gives access to the Chang Tang region. It is alternative access route to western Tibet and Mount Kailash.
Description : Peshawar is near to - (1) Karakoram Pass (2) Zojila Pass (3) Namika-La Pass (4) Khyber Pass
Last Answer : (4) Khyber Pass Explanation: Peshawar in Pakistan is near to Khyber Pass.
Description : The Zoji-La pass connects : (1) srinagar and Leh (2) Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet (3) Chamba and spiti (4) Kalimpong and Lhasa
Last Answer : (1) srinagar and Leh Explanation: Zoji La is a high mountain pass in India, located on the Indian National Highway 1 between Srinagar and Leh in the western section of the Himalayan mountain range. ... 3,528 metres and is the second highest pass after Fotu La on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway.