Worksheetsphysical features in India
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following is responsible for the variation in the colour of soil in different parts of India?
Difference in rock formations
Weathering
Land use
Erosion and deposition
Which of the following has not been a factor in the creation and modification of India’s relief features?
Geological formations
Population density
Erosion and deposition
Weathering
of the following is a plausible theory presented by Earth scientists to explain the formation of continents
and oceans and the various land forms?
Theory of Motion
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Theory of Evolution
Theory of Relativity
According to the ‘Theory of Plate Tectonics,’ the earth’s crust is formed of how many major plates?
Three
Five
Seven
Ten
A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as _.
Coast
Island
Peninsula
None of the above
Which of the following divisions of India has the oldest landmass?
The Himalayas
The Northern Plains
The Peninsular Plateau
The Indian Desert
The Peninsular Plateau of India is part of which of the following landmass?
Angaraland
Gondwanaland
Tethys
Eurasian Plate
Which of the following physiographic divisions of India was formed out of accumulations in the Tethys
geosyncline?
The Himalayas
The Northern Plains
The Peninsular Plateau
The Indian Desert
Which of the following are young-fold mountains?
The Aravalis
The Nilgiris
The Himalayas
The Sahyadri
Which of the following is the highest peak in India?
Mt. Everest
Kanchenjunga
Nanga Parbat
Nandadevi
What are Lesser Himalayas known as?
Himadri
Himachal
Shivaliks
Purvanchal
In which division of the Himalayas are the famous valleys of Kashmir, Kangra and Kullu located?
The Himadri
The Himachal
The Shivaliks
The Duns
which islands of India are called Coral Islands?
Lakshdeep
Andman and Nikobar
both
None of these
The wet and swampy belt of the Northern Region is known locally as :
(a) Bhabar
(b) Terai
(c) Doab
(d) Bhangar
The Northern Plains has been formed by the interplay of three major river systems, namely (a) .
The formation of the Northern Plains of India is a result of extensive
(a)
The most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of 6,000 metres is known as the (a) .
The valleys lying between Lesser Himalayas and the Shiwaliks are known as the (a) .
The largest delta in the world is (a) .
What do you understand by the term “peninsula”?
(a)
