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Ch-2 Physical Features of India

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

India is divided into how many major Physiographic Divisions ?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

6

d)

8

2.

Which type of formation does Himalayas have?

a)

Straight

b)

Circular

c)

arced

d)

None

3.

What is/are the width of Himalaya?

a)

400 km (Kashmir)

b)

250 km (Nepal)

c)

150 km (Arunachal Pradesh)

d)

Both 1 and 2 are correct

4.

Nepal Himalayas are located between which two rivers?

a)

Brahmaputra-Indus

b)

Indus-Kali

c)

Kali-Teesta

d)

Satluj-Brahmaputra

5.

The longitudinal valley lying between Lesser Himalayas and The Shiwaliks are known as (a)   ? (All characters in Capital please)

6.

Which is the largest inhabited riverine island in the world

a)

Sunderban

b)

Majuli

c)

Nongkhnum

d)

I don't know

7.

What has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems?

a)

Peninsular Plateaus

b)

The Himalayan Mountain

c)

Coastal Plains

d)

Northern Plains

8.

When some plates moves horizontally past each other and form what?

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Tethys

d)

Transform Boundary

9.

What is the area of Nothern plains?

a)

7 lakh km

b)

7 lakh km2

c)

7.15 lakh km

d)

7.15 lakh km2

10.

W hich is the outermost Himalayas?

a)

Punjab Himalayas

b)

Nepal Himalayas

c)

Shiwaliks

d)

Himachal or Lesser Himalayas

11.

The Deccan Plateaus lies to the south which river?

a)

Narmada

b)

Tsang po

c)

brahmaputra

d)

Indus

12.

The Peninsular plateaus is a tableland composed of what?

a)

Sedimentary Rocks

b)

Crystalline Rocks

c)

Ingenious Rocks

d)

Metamorphic Rocks

13.

What is the locally name of the wet and swampy belt of the Northern plains?

a)

Bhangar

b)

Doab

c)

Terai

d)

Chaos

14.

Coromandal coast is located in

a)

Kerala

b)

Karnataka

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Odisha

15.

What is highest point in India

a)

The Alphs

b)

Namcha Barwa

c)

Everest

d)

Kanchunjunga

16.

How many islands in the Lakshadweep?

a)

32

b)

24

c)

39

d)

36

17.

HIMALAYAS ARE THE RESULT OF THE COLLISON OF

a)

PENINSULAR PLATE WITH EURASIAN PLATE

b)

AUSTRALIAN PLATE AND PACIFIC PLATE

c)

EURASIAN PLATE AND SOUTH AMERICAN PLATE

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

18.

In which group of islands is active volcano found?

a)

Lakshwadeep

b)

Daman & Diu

c)

Andaman & Nicobar

d)

Maldives

19.

What kind of soil is Northern Plains formed of?

a)

Black soil

b)

Alkaline soil

c)

Alluvial soil

20.

Which continents of today were part of the Gondwanaland?

a)

Asia and Africa

b)

Asia and America

c)

South America and Antarctica

d)

Australia and New Zealand

21.

Which Physiographic divisions have rising hills and wide valleys?

a)

The Himalayan Mountains

b)

The Coastal Plains

c)

The Peninsular Plateaus

d)

The Northern Plains

22.

The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is

a)

Anti Mudi

b)

Doda Betta

c)

Ooty

d)

Mahendragiri

23.

Manjulika is a riverine island located in the river

a)

Ganga

b)

Kaveri

c)

Brahmaputra

d)

Yamuna

24.

Rainfall received by by the Indian Desert is

a)

above 200 mm/year

b)

below 100 mm/year

c)

near 175 mm/year

d)

below 150 mm/year

25.

The mountain range that covers 4 Eastern most states is (a)   .(All Characters in Capital please)

26.

A terrace like feature in the northern plain which is formed from old alluvium is called (a)   .(All Characters in Capital please)

27.

(a)   islands are also called Coral Island.(All characters in Capital please)