MCQ on Glaciers in Himachal Pradesh

1. What is the local word for glaciers in Himachal Pradesh?
(a). Snowy
(b). Shigri
(c). Glaciana
(d). Frostic

Answer
           B

2. Which glacier is the largest in Himachal Pradesh?
(a). Parvati Glacier
(b). Bada Shigri
(c). Vyaskund Glacier
(d). Mier Glacier

Answer
           B

3. Which river provides water to Bada Shigri?
(a). Chandra River
(b). Parvati River
(c). Bhag River
(d). Vyas River

Answer
           A

4. Where is Parvati Glacier located?
(a). Rohtang
(b). Kangra
(c). Kullu
(d). Lahaul Spiti

Answer
           C

5. Dudhon Glacier supplies water to which river?
(a). Vyas River
(b). Parvati River
(c). Bhadal River
(d). Mier River

Answer
           B

6. Where is Beas kund Glacier located?
(a). Lahaul Spiti
(b). Rohtang
(c). Kangra
(d). Mandi

Answer
           B

7. Which river is fed by Bhadal Glacier?
(a). Chandra River
(b). Bhagal River
(c). Vyas River
(d). Bhadal River

Answer
           D

8. Which glacier is called ‘Manimahesh of Lahaul Spiti’?
(a). Gefag Glacier
(b). Mier Glacier
(c). Vyaskund Glacier
(d). Dudhon Glacier

Answer
           A

9. What is the role of Bada Shigri in making it a tourist destination in Himachal Pradesh?
(a). Part provides water to the river
(b). Vyaskund nourishes the glacier
(c). Contributes to Chandratal Lake
(d). Supplies water to river Parvati

Answer
           C

10. In which district is Dudhon Glacier located?
(a). Kullu
(b). Rohtang
(c). Lahaul Spiti
(d). Kangra

Answer
           A

11. Mulkia Glacier is related to which river?
(a). Chandra River
(b). Bhaga River
(c). Parvati River
(d). Vyas River

Answer
           B

12. The water flowing from Mier Glacier supports which river?
(a). Mier River
(b). Parvati River
(c). Bhadal River
(d). Chandra River

Answer
           A

13. Which river’s water flows through Dudhon Glacier?
(a). Bhagal River
(b). Vyas River
(c). Parvati River
(d). Chandra River

Answer
           C

14. Where is Lady of Keylong Glacier located?
(a). Lahaul Spiti
(b). Kullu
(c). Kangra
(d). Rohtang

Answer
           A

15. Which glacier near Rohtang plays an important role in supplying water to the Vyas river?
(a). Bhadal Glacier
(b). Vyaskund Glacier
(c). Gefag Glacier
(d). Kulti Glacier

Answer
           B

16. Which river is supported by Vyaskund Glacier?
(a). Bhagal River
(b). Mier River
(c). Vyas River
(d). Part river

Answer
           C

17. In which district is Bhadal Glacier located?
(a). Kullu
(b). Kangra
(c). Lahaul Spiti
(d). Rohtang

Answer
           B

18. Which glacier is associated with the ecological destruction of Himachal Pradesh?
(a). Mier Glacier
(b). Kulti Glacier
(c). Bhadal Glacier
(d). Bada Shigri

Answer
           D

19. What is the role of Chandra River in relation to Bada Shigri?
(a). It provides water to the river
(b). It forms Chandratal Lake
(c). It flows parallel to the glacier
(d). It is not mentioned in the paragraph

Answer
           B

20. The conception of Chandratal Lake is related to which glacier?
(a). Vyaskund Glacier
(b). Parvati Glacier
(c). Bada Shigri
(d). Dudhon Glacier

Answer
           C