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Northern Plains

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many river basins divide the Northern Plains ?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

3

2.

The Indus flows into the ______ .

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arabian Sea

3.

Which two states lie in the Satluj River Basin ?

a)

Allahabad and Punjab

b)

Lucknow and Agra

c)

Punjab and Haryana

4.

Bhakra Nangal Dam provides _______ and ________ to Punjab and Haryana .

a)

water and electricity

b)

crops and water

5.

Ganga originates as _______ .

a)

Alaknanda

b)

Bhagirathi

c)

Mandakini

6.

Ganga enters the Northern Plains near ______ .

a)

Allahabad

b)

Bihar

c)

Rishikesh

7.

Name by which Ganga is known in Bangladesh ?

a)

Hugli

b)

Padma

c)

Sone

8.

_______ is the longest out of the three rivers of north India.

a)

Ganga

b)

Satluj

c)

Brahmaputra

9.

Largest Delta in the world -

a)

Cooum Delta

b)

Sunderbans

10.

Brahmaputra starts in ________ .

a)

China

b)

Bhutan

c)

Tibet

11.

Brahmaputra is also known as ________ .

a)

Son of Brahma

b)

Tsangpo

12.

Project started by the government to clean Ganga river is ________ .

a)

Clean Ganga

b)

Ganga Clean Plan

c)

Ganga Action Plan

13.

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

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.

How many tributaries does the Indus river have?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Nine

16.
The Northern Plains of India is covered by
a)
Red Soil
b)
Black Soil
c)
Laterite Soil
d)
Alluvial Soil
17.
Rivers of the Northern Plains are fed by _________
a)
Melting Snow
b)
Plants
18.
Western most state of the Northern Plains
a)
Punjab
b)
Maharasthra
c)
Kerala
19.
An area watered by a river and its tributaries
a)
Basin
b)
Land
c)
Ocean
20.
Dam built on the Satluj River
a)
Pandoh Dam
b)
Bhakra Nangal
c)
Nathpa Jhakri Dam
21.
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
22.

Yamuna is the main tributary of Satluj

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which of the following is not a tributary of river Indus

a)

Beas

b)

Ravi

c)

Satluj

d)

Som

24.

Which of the following is a tridutary of Ganga

a)

Tsangpo

b)

Jamuna

c)

Gandak

d)

Chenab

25.

Brahmaputra enters India from ___________

a)

Assam

b)

Ladakh

c)

Tripura

d)

Arunanchal pradesh

26.

River ________ enters Bangladesh

a)

Hoogly

b)

Ganga

c)

Padma

d)

Yamuna

27.
The Northern plains are on the ___________ of Himalayas
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
28.
The largest part of Northern Plains of India is formed of...
a)
Old Alluvium Soil
b)
New Alluvium Soil
c)
None of the above
29.
Northern Plains of India can be divided into
 i. Khadar ii. Bhangar
iii. Bhabar iv. Terai
a)
True
b)
False
30.

The (a)   joins the Indus river in Pakistan.