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Q96·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2020

Location of Siachen Glacier

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Question

Siachen Glacier is situated to the

Options

a

East of Aksai Chin

b

East of Leh

c

North of Gilgit

d

North of Nubra Valley

Answer

Explanation

The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas. Spatially, Aksai Chin is far to the east of Siachen. Leh is situated significantly to the south. Gilgit lies to the west of Siachen. The glacier itself is the source of the Nubra River and lies immediately to the North of the Nubra Valley. > One-line conceptual takeaway: Precision in map reading of the volatile Kashmir/Ladakh geography is essential, specifically knowing that Siachen sits north of the Nubra Valley. Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2020

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q96

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

Indian Geography (general)

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

Oxford School Atlas / Map reading

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