QUIZ – 2020: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 10 April 2020 – Geography

Solution: c)

Solution: d)

Ravines in India are a geological feature formed millions of years ago when the peninsular plate pressed against the Himalayas. Almost all of India’s ravines are found in the vicinity of the Vindhyas, with over 60 per cent being in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan, as per the National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad.

However, ravines get aggravated by soil erosion, mostly caused by a flowing waterbody. The adjacent land gets eroded to form narrow depressions with sharp slopes. Over time, ravines widen, rendering land uncultivable and infertile with the erosion of the topsoil.

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Solution: a)

Winter monsoons do not cause rainfall as they move from land to the sea. It is because firstly, they have little humidity; and secondly, due to anti cyclonic circulation on land, the possibility of rainfall from them reduces. So, most parts of India do not have rainfall in the winter season.

Solution: b)

Shevaroy Hills is one of the major hill stations in Tamil Nadu and in the Eastern Ghats. Baba Budangiri is a mountain in the Baba Budan range of the Western Ghats of India. The Cardamom Hills are mountain range of southern India and part of the southern Western Ghats located in southeast Kerala and southwest Tamil Nadu.

Solution: a)

The folds of the Great Himalayas are asymmetrical in nature. The part of the Himalayas lying between Sutlej and Kali rivers is known as Kumaon Himalayas. The longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalaya and the Shiwaliks are known as Duns.  Ex Chandigarh-Kalka dun, Nalagarh dun, Dehra Dun, Harike dun and the Kota dun, etc. Dehra Dun is the largest of all the duns with an approximate length of 35-45 km and a width of 22-25 km.