Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below - List-I (Mountain) (A) Kilimanjaro (B) Toubkal (C) Stanley (D) Hoggar List-II (Countries) (1) Morocco (2) Algeria (3) Tanzania (4) Uganda Code -
- (a)A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1)
- (b)A-(3), B-(4), C-(1), D-(2)
- (c)A-(3), B-(1), C-(4), D-(2)
- (d)A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1)
Correct — C (A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2). Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa (a dormant volcano, ~5,895 m), is in Tanzania → (3). Toubkal, the highest peak of the Atlas Mountains and of North Africa (~4,167 m), is in Morocco → (1). Mount Stanley (with Margherita Peak, its highest point) lies in the Rwenzori range on the Uganda–DR Congo border and is the highest point of Uganda → (4). The Hoggar (Ahaggar) is a highland massif in the central Sahara of Algeria → (2). Only option (c) pairs all four correctly.
- (a)A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1) — It puts Kilimanjaro in Uganda (A-4) and Toubkal in Algeria (B-2), Stanley in Tanzania (C-3) and Hoggar in Morocco (D-1) — every pair is wrong. Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania and Toubkal in Morocco.
- (b)A-(3), B-(4), C-(1), D-(2) — Kilimanjaro-Tanzania (A-3) and Hoggar-Algeria (D-2) are right, but it wrongly puts Toubkal in Uganda (B-4) and Stanley in Morocco (C-1). Toubkal is in Morocco and Stanley in Uganda.
- (d)A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1) — It mis-places Kilimanjaro in Uganda (A-4), Toubkal in Tanzania (B-3), Stanley in Algeria (C-2) and Hoggar in Morocco (D-1) — none of these pairs is correct.
This tests African physical geography — matching well-known mountains/highlands to their countries. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) is Africa's highest peak; Toubkal (Morocco) tops the Atlas Mountains of the north-west; Mount Stanley (Uganda–DR Congo, Rwenzori range) is the highest point of Uganda and the third-highest in Africa; and the Hoggar/Ahaggar highlands sit in the central Sahara in Algeria.
Anchor on the most famous fact — Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania (A-3) — which alone eliminates options (a) and (d). Then Toubkal in Morocco (B-1) rules out (b), leaving (c). Each mountain also links to a signature idea: Kilimanjaro = highest in Africa, Toubkal = highest in the Atlas, Stanley = highest in Uganda, Hoggar = Saharan massif.
- Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) — highest mountain in Africa, ~5,895 m, a dormant volcano.
- Toubkal (Morocco) — highest peak of the Atlas Mountains and of North Africa, ~4,167 m.
- Mount Stanley / Margherita Peak (Uganda–DR Congo, Rwenzori range) — highest point of Uganda.
- Hoggar / Ahaggar (Algeria) — highland massif in the central Sahara.
- Swapping Toubkal (Morocco) and Stanley (Uganda), the two less-famous names
- Assuming Kilimanjaro is in Kenya or Uganda — it is in Tanzania (though close to the Kenyan border)
UPSC/UPPSC ask world geography as match-the-mountain/range-to-its-region or 'which pair is correctly matched'.
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 concept — locating world physical features (incl. the Atlas Mountains, home of Toubkal in this question) by their region/continent.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which is the highest mountain in Africa?
- (a)Mount Kenya
- (b)Kilimanjaro
- (c)Toubkal
- (d)Mount Stanley
Answer(b) Kilimanjaro — ~5,895 m, a dormant volcano in Tanzania.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Toubkal, the highest peak of North Africa, belongs to which mountain range?
- (a)Atlas Mountains
- (b)Drakensberg
- (c)Rwenzori Mountains
- (d)Ahaggar
Answer(a) Atlas Mountains — Toubkal (~4,167 m) in Morocco is their highest peak.