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GRADE 9 - PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This area is known for having various land colors. It is fairly dry, but still contains rich soil as it receives water from Monsoons.

a)

Deccan Plateau

b)

The Desert

c)

Himalaya Mountains

d)

The Eastern and Western Ghats

2.
1. There are ______________ physical divisions in India
a)
7
b)
9
c)
4
d)
6
3.
The ___________________ is on the Northern borders of India
a)
Himalayan Mountains
b)
Northern Plains
c)
Island
d)
Desert
4.
This is known to be one of the highest mountains in the world, which is fairly covered in snow. You can get a frostbite by being here and not having the appropriate wear. 
a)
The Desert 
b)
Himalaya Mountains 
c)
Indus River 
d)
Ganges River 
5.

The Great Indian Desert is also known as ___________

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Empty Quarter

c)

Thar Desert

d)

Gobi Desert

6.

The ________________ is the world's highest peak

a)

Mount Abu

b)

Himalayas

c)

Kachenjunga

d)

Mount Everest

7.
This physical feature of India is known to have one of the best farmland areas in the world. 
a)
Indus River 
b)
Eastern and Western Ghats 
c)
Ganges River 
d)
Decan Plateau 
8.

The ________ has difficult living condition

a)

Thar Desert

b)

Western coastal plain

c)

Southern Plateau

d)

Eastern coastal plain

9.
The Northern plains are on the ___________ of Himalayas
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
10.
Along with the Indus River, this is the second place of settlement for Indians because of the clear waters it contains and the rich soil around it.  
a)
Indus River 
b)
Ganges River 
c)
Brahmaputra River 
d)
Subcontinent 
11.

The Himalayan uplift out of the ________ sea.

a)

Arabian

b)

Tethys

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Red

12.

The core of Greater Himalayas is composed of____________.

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Granite

d)

None

13.
India is part of a _____________ and is located in _________________. 
a)
Subcontinent, Africa 
b)
Continent, Asia 
c)
Subcontinent, Asia 
d)
Continent, Africa 
14.

Name the outermost range of Himalayas.(Lower)

a)

Himadri

b)

Himachal

c)

Shiwaliks

d)

None

15.

The Himalayan Mountain Ranges run in a _________direction from the Indus to Brahmaputra.

a)

South-East

b)

North-West

c)

North-South

d)

West-East

16.
This place is known for its tremendous hot weather, It can get up to 120 degrees and often contains very little water. In this area you would experience a lot of sand storms 
a)
Ganges River 
b)
Eastern and Western Ghats 
c)
Decan Plateau 
d)
The Desert 
17.

The Ganga Plain extends between the rivers:

a)

Sutlej and Kali

b)

Ghaghara and Teesta

c)

Teesta and Dihang

d)

Dihang and Brahmaputra

18.

Which of these is not a tributary of the Indus?

a)

Chenab

b)

Beas

c)

Yamuna

d)

Satlej

19.

A large body of water surrounded by land.

a)

Ocean

b)

Lake

c)

River

d)

Plain

20.

Which of these is not a major river of the Northern Plains?

a)

Indus

b)

Narmada

c)

Ganga

d)

Brahmaputra

21.
Name two major bodies of water that are located adjacent to India?
a)
Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea
b)
Bay of Bengal and Indian River
c)
Bay of Bengal and Aegean Sea
d)
Indian Iotion and Bangladesh
22.

According to the Theory of Plate Tectonics when some plates come towards each other, which of the following is formed?

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

none of the above

23.

A large, elevated area of land (sometimes flat)

a)

Plateau

b)

River

c)

Island

d)

Peninsula

24.

Geologically, which of the following physiographic divisions of India is supposed to be one of the most stable land blocks?

a)

The Himalayas

b)

The Northern Plains

c)

The Peninsular Plateau

d)

The Coastal Plains

25.

________ and ______ are caused by the plate movements on the earth's surface.

a)

Earthquakes and volcanoes

b)

Cyclones and Tsunami

26.

A river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream.

a)

Lake

b)

Gulf

c)

Cape

d)

Tributary

27.

The earth surface has been divided into __________ tectonic plates.

a)

Three

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

seven

28.

Lake Chilika lies in the state of ____________.

a)

GUJARAT

b)

Orissa

c)

Bihar

d)

Maharashtra

29.
1. Choose the correct option. Which plateau lies between the Aravali and the Vindhyan ranges?
a)
peninsular Plateau
b)
Malwa Plateau
c)
Deccan Plateau
d)
Chotanagpur Plateau.
30.
Himalayas Ranges covered a distance from east to west is about ……………… km.
a)
2100
b)
2400
c)
2200
d)
2000
31.
The most rugged range of Haimalayas.
a)
The Himachal
b)
The Himadri
c)
The Shivaliks
d)
None of these
32.
Kangra and Kullu valleys are located in which state?
a)
Punjab
b)
Uttarkhand
c)
Arunachal Pradesh
d)
Himachal Pradesh
33.

The five famous tributaries of Indus draining Punjab plains are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and

a)

Sutlej and Beas

b)

Son and Sutlej

c)

Sutlej and Nubra

d)

Zanskar and Beas

34.

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.

a)

Island

b)

Plateau

c)

Plain

d)

Peninsula

35.

The most significant tributary of Ganga meeting at Allahabad is

a)

Son

b)

Chambal

c)

Yamuna

d)

Gomti

36.

Identify India's only salt water lake from the choices below

a)

Nainital

b)

Bhimtal

c)

Mansarovar

d)

Sambhar

37.
This place is known for its tremendous hot weather, It can get up to 120 degrees and often contains very little water. In this area you would experience a lot of sand storms 
a)
Ganges River 
b)
Eastern and Western Ghats 
c)
Decan Plateau 
d)
The Desert 
38.

The river known as Dakshin Ganga is

a)

Mahanadi

b)

Godavari

c)

Krishna

d)

Kaveri

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