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northern plains

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
________________ is a Himalayan River
a)
Nile
b)
Pamba
c)
Ganga
d)
Kaveri
2.

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

3.

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

4.

The river Brahmaputra is called _________ in Tibet.

a)

Tsang Po

b)

Mekong

c)

Xi

d)

Huang

5.

How many tributaries does the Indus river have?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Nine

6.

The river Indus rises in _______

a)

Tibet

b)

Karachi

c)

Kashmir

d)

Punjab

7.
The Northern Plains of India is covered by
a)
Red Soil
b)
Black Soil
c)
Laterite Soil
d)
Alluvial Soil
8.
Western most state of the Northern Plains
a)
Punjab
b)
Maharasthra
c)
Kerala
9.
Rivers of the Northern Plains are fed by _________
a)
Melting Snow
b)
Plants
10.
An area watered by a river and its tributaries
a)
Basin
b)
Land
c)
Ocean
11.
Dam built on the Satluj River
a)
Pandoh Dam
b)
Bhakra Nangal
c)
Nathpa Jhakri Dam
12.
Northern Plains are made up of huge silt and alluvium deposited by mighty rivers like the Ganga and the Brahmaputra and the Indus.
a)
False
b)
True
13.
1 indicates...
a)
Brahmaputra Plain
b)
Northern Plains
c)
Ganga Plain
d)
Indus Plain
14.

Glaciers originate from this mountain range.

a)

The Greater Himalayas

b)

The Shivalik/Shiwalik range

c)

The Himachal range

15.

Yamuna is the main tributary of Satluj

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following is not a tributary of river Indus

a)

Beas

b)

Ravi

c)

Satluj

d)

Som

17.

Which of the following is a tridutary of Ganga

a)

Tsangpo

b)

Jamuna

c)

Gandak

d)

Chenab

18.

The largest delta in the world

a)

Nile delta

b)

Ganga delta

c)

Jamuna delta

d)

Sunderban delta

19.

Main crops grown in Brahmaputra basin

a)

rice, jute

b)

cotton,wheat

c)

maize, oilseeds

d)

jowar,maize

20.

_________ is known as food bowl of India

a)

Northern mountains

b)

Western desert

c)

Northern plains

d)

Southern plateau

21.

Brahmaputra enters India from ___________

a)

Assam

b)

Ladakh

c)

Tripura

d)

Arunanchal pradesh

22.

Eastern most state of the Northern plains

a)

Assam

b)

Arunanchal Pradesh

c)

Punjab

d)

West Bengal

23.

River ________ enters Bangladesh

a)

Hoogly

b)

Ganga

c)

Padma

d)

Yamuna

24.

The largest branch of river Brahmaputra is _________

a)

Jamuna

b)

Hoogly

c)

Padma

d)

Indus

25.

_________ basin gets the highest rainfall

a)

Indus

b)

Ganga

c)

Brahmaputra