Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List – I (Mountain): A. Atlas, B. Kalimanjaro, C. Chimbrozo, D. Pyrenees List – II (Country): 1. France/Spain, 2. Ecuador, 3. Tanzania, 4. Morocco
- (a)A-4 B-3 C-2 D-1
- (b)A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3
- (c)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
- (d)A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
Correct — A, A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1. The Atlas Mountains run across north-western Africa and are chiefly associated with Morocco (4). Kilimanjaro ('Kalimanjaro'), Africa's highest peak (~5,895 m), is a free-standing volcano in Tanzania (3). Chimborazo ('Chimbrozo'), the highest mountain of Ecuador (~6,263 m), lies in Ecuador (2). The Pyrenees form the natural border between France and Spain (1). Only option (a) maps all four correctly.
- (b)A-4 B-1 C-2 D-3 — Keeps Atlas–Morocco and Chimborazo–Ecuador right, but wrongly sends Kilimanjaro to France/Spain and the Pyrenees to Tanzania — Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania and the Pyrenees are on the France–Spain border.
- (c)A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1 — Only Kilimanjaro–Tanzania and Pyrenees–France/Spain are right; it mis-places Atlas in Ecuador and Chimborazo in Morocco, whereas Atlas is in Morocco and Chimborazo in Ecuador.
- (d)A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2 — Only Kilimanjaro–Tanzania is right; Atlas is placed in France/Spain, Chimborazo in Morocco and the Pyrenees in Ecuador — all wrong.
This is a 'landmark mountain → country' recall set. Fix each range to its continent and country: the Atlas is an African fold range in Morocco (with Algeria and Tunisia); Kilimanjaro is a lone East-African volcano in Tanzania; Chimborazo is an Andean volcano in Ecuador; the Pyrenees are a European range walling off the Iberian Peninsula between France and Spain.
The distractors work by scrambling continents — swapping an African peak for a European one, or an Andean peak for an African one. Anchor two easy ones first (Atlas = Morocco/Africa, Pyrenees = France–Spain border), and the remaining Kilimanjaro–Tanzania and Chimborazo–Ecuador pairing forces option (a).
- Atlas Mountains — north-western Africa, chiefly Morocco (also Algeria, Tunisia).
- Mount Kilimanjaro — Tanzania; highest mountain in Africa (~5,895 m), a free-standing volcano.
- Chimborazo — Ecuador; its summit is the point on Earth's surface farthest from the planet's centre, due to the equatorial bulge.
- Pyrenees — the mountain border between France and Spain (also touching Andorra).
Correct pairing → A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 (option a)
- Placing Kilimanjaro outside Tanzania (it sits near the Kenya border but is in Tanzania)
- Assuming Chimborazo, not Everest, is 'highest' — it is farthest from Earth's centre, not the tallest above sea level
UPPSC favours mountain-to-country match lists; UPSC prefers 'which pair is correctly matched' single-answer items on world physical geography.
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Geographical Feature : Region
- (a) Abyssinian Plateau : Arabia
- (b) Atlas Mountains : North-Western Africa
- (c) Guiana Highlands : South-Western Africa
- (d) Okavango Basin : Patagonia
Answer(b) Atlas Mountains : North-Western Africa
Same skill — pairing a mountain range with its region/country; the Atlas Mountains (Morocco / NW Africa) appear in both questions.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Pyrenees mountains form the boundary between which two countries?
- (a)Italy and France
- (b)France and Spain
- (c)Spain and Portugal
- (d)Switzerland and France
Answer(b) France and Spain — the range walls off the Iberian Peninsula (also touching Andorra).
- practice — not a real PYQ
Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain of Africa, is located in:
- (a)Kenya
- (b)Ethiopia
- (c)Tanzania
- (d)Uganda
Answer(c) Tanzania — a free-standing volcano rising to about 5,895 m.