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Peninsular Plateau_India2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Deccan Plateau situated ?

a)

North of Narmada river

b)

Lie between Satluj and Kali

c)

South of Narmada river

d)

East of Indus river

2.
Peninsular Plateau consists of .....
a)
old crystalline rock
b)
old crystalline, igneous rock
c)
old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks
d)
old crystalline, igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks
3.
Peninsular Plateau has how many sub divisions?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
The two edges of the Peninsular Plateau are known as...
a)
Eastern Coastal Plains and Western Coastal Plains
b)
Eastern Ghats and Mahendragiri
c)
Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
d)
Western Ghats and Anaimudi
5.
Peninsular Plateau was formed due to....
a)
The Drifting of Pangea
b)
The Breaking and Drifting of Gondwana Land
c)
The Drifting of Angara landmass
d)
The Drifting of all the Seven Continents
6.

Peninsular Plateau has the following two west flowing rivers

a)

The Godavari and Mahanadi

b)

The Tungabadra and Godavari

c)

The Kaveri and Krishna

d)

The Narmada and Tapi

7.
Peninsular Plateau rivers have formed the following features...
a)
Estuaries by the East Flowing Rivers and Deltas by West Flowing Rivers
b)
Estuaries by Narmada and Tapi and Deltas by Mahanadi and Kaveri
c)
Estuaries only
d)
Deltas only
8.
1, 2 indicates...
a)
Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
b)
Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau
c)
Western Coastal Plains and Eastern Coastal Plains
d)
None of the above
9.

A large natural stream of water that empties into an ocean, sea or lake.

a)

River

b)

Lake

c)

Sea

d)

Ocean

10.

Peninsular Plateaus are made up of ______________

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Metamorphic rocks

c)

Sedimentary rocks

d)

Both 1 and 2

e)

Both 3 and 4

11.

The eastward extensions of the Central Highlands are called

a)

Bundelkhand and baghelkhand

b)

Bhabar

c)

Narmada

d)

Karbi-Anglong Plateau

12.

Which plateau is drained by the river damodar?

a)

Malwa

b)

Chotanagpur

c)

Vindhya

d)

Deccan

13.

Which of the following is not the part of the Central highlands?

a)

Malwa Plateau

b)

The Aravalli hills

c)

The Satpura range

d)

The Vindhya range

14.

Which of the following are the prominent hills in Meghalaya?

a)

The Jaintia hills

b)

The Patkai hills

c)

The Garo hills

d)

The Khasi hills

15.

The highest peak of Western Ghats is

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mahendragiri

c)

Anaimudi

d)

Dodabetta

16.

The (a)   Ghats are discontinuous, irregular and dissected by rivers draining into Bay of Bengal.

17.

The Western Ghats cause (a)   rain along the western slopes of the Ghats.

18.

The Aravalli hills extend from Gujarat to (a)   in a south-west north-east direction.

19.

Tectonic plates float on top of the ________

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

20.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
Eurasia
c)
Plate tectonics
d)
Pangea