Consider the following statements:

1. In India, the largest concentration of roads is found in the northern plains
2. The ratio of surfaced road to the total road length is lower in the northern plains

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Which one of the following does not characterize the Himalayas?

• Various parallel ranges of the Himalayas form a convex arc

• There exist syntaxial bends at both the terminals of the Himalayas

• Indus, Sutlej, and Brahmaputra rivers are examples of antecedent drainage

• The Himalayas are wider in the east than in the west

363.

Which among the following statements provides the best evidence that a river is flowing through a rift valley?

• The Chambal valley is marked by bad land topography

• River Tapi does not have Delta but Estuary only

• River Mahanadi flows through a gorge at Satkosia

• River Colorado has the Grand Canyon along with its valley

Match List I with List II

List I (Place indicated in the map)

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

List II (Seismic zone)

1. Zone V
2. Zone IV
3. Zone III
4. Zone II

• (a) - 2

  (b) - 1

  (c) - 3

  (d) - 4

• (a) - 2

  (b) - 3

  (c) - 1

  (d) - 4

• (a) - 4

  (b) - 3

  (c) - 1

  (d) - 2

• (a) - 4

  (b) - 1

  (c) - 3

  (d) - 2