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Q10·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2024

Mountain Ranges & Types

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Question

Consider the following information: The following table: Region Name of the mountain range Type of mountain

1Central Asia Vosges Fold mountain
2Europe Alps Block mountain
3North America Appalachians Fold mountain
4South America Andes Fold mountain

In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

Options

a

Only one

b

Only two

Answer
c

Only three

d

All four

Explanation

Row 3 and 4 are correct: Appalachians and Andes are Fold mountains. Row 1 is incorrect because Vosges are located in Europe, not Central Asia, and are block mountains. Row 2 is incorrect as the Alps are Fold mountains, not block mountains.

Vosges and Black Forest are classic European block mountains; Alps, Andes, and Himalayas are fold mountains.

Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q10

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

Geomorphology & Earth Science

Type

Matching pairs

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography Cl.11 Ch.5

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