GK Questions: Indian Geography – Set 17

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1. Arma Konda Peak is a mountain peak in………………….
   1.J & K
   2.Assam
   3.Kerala
   4.Andhra Pradesh
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Andhra Pradesh
   Explanation :
   Arama Konda or Sitamma Konda, is a mountain peak in the northern part of the Eastern Ghats and located in Godavari river basin. It is located in the Madugula Konda sub range north of Paderu village in Andhra Pradesh, India.
   
   
   
2. Which of the following is is the second highest mountain in India?
   1.Nanda Devi
   2.Amsot Peak
   3.Doddabetta
   4.Guru Shikhar
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.Nanda Devi
   Explanation :
   Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India, and the highest located entirely within the country. It is the 23rd-highest peak in the world.
   
   
   
3. The peak named Anamudi is located in which state ?
   1.Karnataka
   2.Tamil Nadu
   3.Kerala
   4.Gujarat
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3.Kerala
   Explanation :
   Anamudi or Anai Mudi is located in the Indian state Kerala. It is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and South India, at an elevation of 2,695 metres, and a topographic prominence of 2,479 metres.
   
   
   
4. …………………. is the highest mountain in Tamil Nadu
   1.Shillong Peak
   2.Phawngpui
   3.Laxmidevipalli
   4.Doddabetta
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4.Doddabetta
   Explanation :
   Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills at 2,637 metres. There is a reserved forest area around the peak. It is 9 km from Ooty, on the Ooty-Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, South India.
   
   
   
5. Mount Iso  is located in ………………….
   1.Nagaland
   2.Manipur
   3.Assam
   4.Mizoram
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2.Manipur
   Explanation :
   Mount Iso is the highest peak in Manipur
   
   
   
6. Mount Saramati is related to ……………………………
   1.Nagaland
   2.Tamil Nadu
   3.Uttar Pradesh
   4.Karanataka
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.Nagaland
   Explanation :
   Saramati is a peak rising above the surrounding peaks at the mountainous border of Nagaland state, India and the Sagaing Region, Burma. It is located near Tuensang town, Tuensang district and Thanamir Village in the Kiphire district of Nagaland.
   
   
   
7. ………………. is a hill station in Himachal Pradesh
   1.Manali
   2.Shillong Peak
   3.Parasnath
   4.Mullayanagiri
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.Manali
   Explanation :
   Manali is a hill station nestled in the mountains of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
   
   
   
8. The peak named Guru Shikhar is located in …………………..
   1.Andhra Pradesh
   2.Rajasthan
   3.Odisha
   4.West Bengal
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2.Rajasthan
   Explanation :
   Guru Shikhar, a peak in the Arbuda Mountains of Rajasthan, is the highest point of the Aravalli Range. It rises to an elevation of 1,722 meters
   
   
   
9. ………………….. is located in Odisha.
   1.Deomali
   2.Phawngpui
   3.Shillong Peak
   4.Anamudi
   5.None of these
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1.Deomali
   Explanation :
   Deomali, is a mountain peak in the Chandragiri-Pottangi subrange of the Eastern Ghats. It is located near Koraput town in the Koraput district of southern Odisha.
   
   
   
10. The Peak named K2 is in which state ?
    1.Punjab
    2.Haryana
    3.J & K
    4.Meghalaya
    5.None of these
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 3.J & K
    Explanation :
    K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, and Chhogori is the second highest mountain in the world