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Geography-India

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This chain of mountains separates India from the rest of Asia and created a convergent plate boundary.
a)
Deccan Plateau
b)
Mount Everest
c)
Himalayas 
d)
Eastern and Western Ghats
2.

One of two rivers that gets its source high up in the Himalayas from glaciers and snow.

a)

Indus River

b)

Narmada River

c)

Godavari River

d)

Krishna River

e)

Ganga River

3.

Which are the two hemispheres that India lies in ?

a)

Eastern and Westerm

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Eastern and Northern

d)

Western and Southern

4.

What are the main ranges of Himalayas.

a)

Himachal

b)

Himadri

c)

Shiwalik/Shivalain

d)

All Of the above

5.

Which are three rivers that deposit most sediment ?

a)

Indus,Ganga,Tipu

b)

Ganga,Indus,Bhrahamaputra

c)

Rama,water,red sea

d)

Red Sea,Black sea, Bay of Bengal

6.

The hills of the N-E are collectively called the ………?

a)

The Govind

b)

Akneehow

c)

Deccan Plateau

d)

Puruvanchal Ranges

7.

Which 5 country boundaries meet at Indira Col

a)

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Burma

b)

India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Burma

c)

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan

d)

India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, China

8.

What does Himalayas literallly mean?

a)

Home of snow

b)

Abode of snow

c)

Home of Everest

d)

Home to highest peak in the world

9.

What is the location of Kashmir and Kangra Valleys?

a)

Between greater and lesser Himalayas

b)

Between outer and greater Himalayas

c)

Between outer and lesser Himalayas

d)

In greater Himalayas

10.

Why is the subcontinent known as Indian Subcontinent?

a)

None

b)

Both

c)

India has influence over other countries in the subcontinent

d)

India is the largest country in the subcontinent

11.

The Thar desert lies between _____ in the east and _______ in the west

a)

Aravallis ; Sind desert

b)

Sind Desert ; Aravallis

c)

Bramhaputra ; Punjab

d)

Punjab ; Bramhaputra

12.

Where do the coconut palms grow profusely

a)

Western Ghats

b)

Eastern Ghats

c)

The Coastal Plains

d)

Peninsular Plateaus

13.

What is the name of the channel that seperates andaman and nicobar islands

a)

Twenty degree channel

b)

Ten degree channel

c)

Thirty degree channel

d)

Three degree channel

14.

The great northern plains can be divided into ______ plains in the centre,________ plains in the west and _________ valley in the east

a)

Punjab ; Ganga ; Bramhaputra

b)

Bramhaputra ; Punjab ; Ganga

c)

Ganga ; Punjab ; Bramhaputra

d)

Punjab ; Bramhaputra; Ganga

15.

Which of these are important ports for western coastal plains?

a)

Paradwip

b)

Tuticorin

c)

Mangalore

d)

Vishakhapatnam

16.

________________ are of more recent origin than the Himalayas

a)

Deccan Plateau

b)

Sundarban Delta

c)

Northern Plains

d)

Thar desert

17.

The river Brahmaputra is called _________ in Tibet.

a)

Tsang Po

b)

Mekong

c)

Xi

d)

Huang

18.

Which Himalayan mountain range is a rich source of timber?

a)

Himadri

b)

Shiwalik

c)

Greater Himalayas

d)

Outer Himalayas

19.

The river Brahmaputra flows _________

a)

Eastwards

b)

Northwards

c)

South - westwards

d)

South - eastwards

20.

How many tributaries does the Indus river have?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Nine

21.

The Great Northern Plains are the one of the largest _________ plains in the world.

a)

Agricultural

b)

Arid

c)

Depositional

d)

Elevated

22.

Rivers of _______ India are not navigable and rivers of South India are _____ - fed.

a)

North ; Snow

b)

South ; Rain

c)

North ; Rain

d)

South ; Snow

23.

Which river is the longest west flowing river?

a)

Kaveri

b)

Godaveri

c)

Tapi

d)

Narmada

24.

Which river is known as the Ganga of the South?

a)

Kaveri

b)

Yamuna

c)

Godavari

d)

Tapi

25.

The river Indus rises in _______

a)

Tibet

b)

Karachi

c)

Kashmir

d)

Punjab