OTS Forest Department Posts Geography: Mountains & Peaks MCQs

OTS Forest Department Posts Geography: Mountains & Peaks MCQs — sample questions

1. Question 1

   Q1. Another name of K2 is:

   • A) Godwin Austen
   • B) Broad Peak
   • C) Koyo Zom
   • D) None of these

   Answer: Godwin Austen

2. Question 2

   Q2. The Himalayas, Alps, Andes and Rockies are examples of which kind of mountains:

   • A) Fold mountains
   • B) Volcanic mountains
   • C) Block mountains
   • D) Glacier mountains

   Answer: Fold mountains

   Explanation: The Himalayas, Alps, Andes, and Rockies are all fold mountains, formed by the collision of tectonic plates that compressed and folded crustal rock upward.

3. Question 3

   Q3. Which range links Pakistan with China?

   • A) Hindu Kush
   • B) Himalayas
   • C) Karakoram
   • D) None of these

   Answer: Karakoram

4. Question 4

   Q4. What is the highest peak of the Koh-e-Safaid?

   • A) Takatu
   • B) Sikeram
   • C) Kalachitta
   • D) Swat

   Answer: Sikeram

   Explanation: Sikeram (3,441 m) is the highest peak of the Koh-e-Safaid (Safed Koh) range, located on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

5. Question 5

   Q5. The mountain range that separates Europe from Asia is:

   • A) Ural Mountains
   • B) Aral Mountains
   • C) Hindukush Mountains
   • D) Himalayas

   Answer: Ural Mountains

   Explanation: The Ural Mountains, stretching about 2,500 km from the Arctic to Kazakhstan, form the conventional geographic boundary between Europe and Asia.

6. Question 6

   Q6. Baltoro Glacier is found in ____ ranges of Pakistan.

   • A) Himalayan
   • B) Kohistan
   • C) Karakoram
   • D) Hindu Kush

   Answer: Karakoram

   Explanation: Baltoro Glacier, one of the world's longest glaciers outside polar regions, is located in the Karakoram range of Gilgit-Baltistan, surrounded by several 8,000-metre peaks.

7. Question 7

   Q7. The highest mountain peak in the world is ________.

   • A) K2
   • B) Mount everest
   • C) Kanchenjunga
   • D) None of these

   Answer: Mount everest

8. Question 8

   Q8. Which mountain range separates Asia and Europe?

   • A) Ural
   • B) Andes
   • C) Alps
   • D) Great dividing

   Answer: Ural

   Explanation: The Ural Mountain range, running north to south through Russia, conventionally marks the boundary between the European and Asian continents.

9. Question 9

   Q9. Name the range that links China with Pakistan.

   • A) Hindu Kush
   • B) Pamir
   • C) Himalayas
   • D) Karakoram

   Answer: Karakoram

   Explanation: The Karakoram range links China with Pakistan; the Karakoram Highway (KKH) traverses the range via the Khunjerab Pass at 4,693 metres above sea level.

10. Question 10

    Q10. Godwin Austen is situated in which range?

    • A) Hindukush
    • B) Himalayas
    • C) Karakoram
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Karakoram

11. Question 11

    Q11. Which is the highest mountain of the Hindu Kush range?

    • A) Tirich Mir
    • B) Nanga Parbat
    • C) Koh-e-Safaid
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Tirich Mir

12. Question 12

    Q12. Nanga Parbat is located in which mountain range?

    • A) Karakoram
    • B) Himalaya
    • C) Hindu Kush
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Himalaya

13. Question 13

    Q13. What is a peninsula?

    • A) A landmass surrounded by water on all sides
    • B) A landmass surrounded by water on three sides
    • C) A type of mountain range
    • D) A small island

    Answer: A landmass surrounded by water on three sides

    Explanation: A peninsula is a landmass that is surrounded by water on three sides while remaining connected to a larger landmass on the fourth side, such as the Arabian or Indian peninsulas.

14. Question 14

    Q14. K-2 is also known as:

    • A) Goodwin Austin
    • B) Broad Peak
    • C) Roshen Peak
    • D) Sia Kingri

    Answer: Goodwin Austin

    Explanation: K-2 is officially named Godwin-Austen after Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, the British surveyor who mapped the Karakoram region in the 19th century.

15. Question 15

    Q15. Rakaposhi is located in which mountain range?

    • A) Karakoram
    • B) Himalaya
    • C) Hindu Kush
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Karakoram

16. Question 16

    Q16. Which is the highest peak of the Koh-e-Suleiman range?

    • A) Tirichmir
    • B) K-2
    • C) Takhat-e-Sulaiman
    • D) Sakasar

    Answer: Takhat-e-Sulaiman

    Explanation: Takhat-e-Sulaiman (3,487 m) is the highest peak of the Koh-e-Suleiman (Sulaiman Range) in Balochistan, historically regarded as a sacred mountain in the region.

17. Question 17

    Q17. What is the height of the Tirich Mir peak?

    • A) 7690 meters
    • B) 7350 meters
    • C) 7870 meters
    • D) 7140 meters

    Answer: 7690 meters

    Explanation: Tirich Mir, the highest peak of the Hindu Kush range, stands at approximately 7,690 metres (some sources cite 7,708 m) and is located in Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

18. Question 18

    Q18. Which is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush range?

    • A) Tirichmir
    • B) K-2
    • C) Nanga Parbat
    • D) Sakasar

    Answer: Tirichmir

    Explanation: Tirich Mir at approximately 7,690-7,708 metres is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush mountain range, located in Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

19. Question 19

    Q19. A ______ is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits.

    • A) Fold
    • B) Dome
    • C) Volcanic
    • D) Massif

    Answer: Massif

    Explanation: A massif is a compact section of a mountain range or a collection of mountains forming an independent group, characterized by structural and topographic unity.

20. Question 20

    Q20. What is the average height of the Karakoram range?

    • A) 7000 meters
    • B) 7500 meters
    • C) 7100 meters
    • D) 7300 meters

    Answer: 7000 meters

    Explanation: The Karakoram range has an average elevation of approximately 7,000 metres and contains the highest concentration of peaks above 7,000 m of any mountain range on Earth.