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Vital Villages and Thriving Towns and Major landforms

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The use of iron began in the subcontinent around .

a)

(a) 2000 years ago

b)

(b) 3000 years ago

c)

(c) 9000 years ago

d)

(d) 5000 years ago

2.

In Tamil region, ordinary ploughmen were known as:

a)

(a) Vellalar

b)

(b) Adimai

c)

(c) Uzhavar

d)

(d) Karmakara

3.

Ring wells were used as :

a)

(a) Toilets

b)

(b) Drains

c)

(c) garbage

d)

(d) All of these

4.

Northern Black Polished ware is a type of :

a)

(a) Pottery

b)

(b) Stamp

c)

(c) Footwear

d)

(d) Cloth

5.

Dyeing vats were used to dye :

a)

(a) Paper

b)

(b) Candles

c)

(c) Cloth

d)

(d) None of these

6.

Many of the cities that developed from about 2500

years ago were capitals of the (a)   -

7.

The earliest coins which were in use for about (a)  

were punch marked coins.

8.

(a)   has been an important settlement for more

than 2500 years.

9.

Arretine Ware was named after a city in Canada.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Extremely fine pottery was found in the southern

part of the sub-continent.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The ploughshare was used to increase agricultural production.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Arikamedu was a ________ settlement.

a)

Small

b)

Coastal

c)

City

d)

Hilly

13.

Shrenis were associations of:

a)

Herders

b)

Rulers

c)

farmers

d)

Craftspersons

14.

The village headman was known as the gramabhojka.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Kushanas made Mathura their second capital.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Name the type of mountain that is formed by the process shown in the picture.

a)

Volcanic Mountains

b)

Block Mountains

c)

Fold Mountains

d)

Residual Mountains

17.

How is the mountain in the picture formed?

a)

accumulation of magma, ash and cinder

b)

formation of cracks and fissures

c)

when land between two fault lines subsides

d)

wrapping of Earth's crust

18.
A large landform that stretches above surrounding land usually in a peak.
a)
Lake
b)
Plain
c)
Mountain
d)
Valley
19.
A flat area or land.
a)
Ocean
b)
Island
c)
Peninsula
d)
Plain
20.
A body of salt water that covers almost 71% of Earth's surface. 
a)
Lake
b)
Valley
c)
Mountain
d)
Ocean
21.
What is this landform?
a)
lake
b)
peninsula
c)
hills
d)
mountain
22.
This photo is an example of
a)
Canyon 
b)
Mountain  
c)
Plateau 
23.
An opening in the earth through which lava, rock, ashes, and gases are forced out is a...
a)
mountain
b)
volcano
c)
geyser
d)
bay
24.
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides is...
a)
Peninsula
b)
Plateau
c)
Plain
d)
Isthmus
25.
Deep narrow valley with steep sides.  Often it has a stream or river flowing through it
a)
canyon
b)
cape
c)
moraine
d)
plateau
26.
What is this landform?
a)
valley
b)
hills
c)
river
d)
lake
27.

____ are suitable for agriculture, settlement and transportation.

a)

Plains

b)

Plateaus

c)

Rivers

d)

Mountains

28.

Example of an erosional plain is ________.

a)

Northern Plains of India

b)

Russian Platform

c)

West Siberian

d)

Yangtze Basin

29.

Which of the following is not an agent of erosion and deposition?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Glaciers

c)

Running water

d)

Wind

30.

The mountains differ from the hills in terms of ___________.

a)

Elevation

b)

Slope

c)

Aspect

d)

None of the above

31.

Glaciers are found in:

a)

The mountains

b)

The plains

c)

The plateaus

d)

The hills

32.

The River Yangzte flows in:

a)

Australia

b)

Japan

c)

Brazil

d)

China

33.

Which of the following are examples of Young Fold Mountains?

a)

The Aravalli's

b)

The Himalayas

c)

The Alps

d)

Both b and c

34.

Mt. Kilimanjaro of Africa and Mt. Fujiyama of Japan are examples of:

a)

Young Fold Mountains

b)

Old Fold Mountains

c)

Block Mountains

d)

Volcanic Mountains

35.

Plateaus are useful because they are rich in mineral deposits.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The oldest plateau in India is:

a)

Malwa Plateau

b)

Chotanagpur Plateau

c)

Deccan Plateau

d)

Mewar Plateau

37.

The highest Plateau in the world is:

a)

East African Plateau

b)

Tibetan Plateau

c)

Western Plateau of Australia

d)

Deccan Plateau

38.

Hundru falls is in:

a)

Chotanagpur Plateau

b)

Deccan Plateau

c)

Mewar Plateau

d)

Malwa Plateau

39.

The highest waterfall of India is:

a)

Shimsha falls

b)

Hogenakkal Falls

c)

Coutallam Falls

d)

Jog Falls

40.

Most of the plains are formed by rivers and their tributaries.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Plains are not more than 200 meters above mean sea level.

a)

False

b)

True

42.

In some mountains there are permanently frozen rivers of ice known as

a)

graben

b)

horsts

c)

glaciers

d)

none of these

43.

The highest mountain of the world is

a)

Mount Everest

b)

K2

c)

Mount Fuji

d)

Mount Vesuvius

44.

The Himalayas are

a)

Fold Mountains

b)

Block Mountains

c)

Volcanic mountains

45.

The lower blocks in Block Mountains are

a)

graben

b)

horsts

c)

glaciers

d)

none of these

46.

Which landform is storehouse of water ?

a)

Plains

b)

Plateaus

c)

Mountains

d)

Deserts

47.

Human habitation is mostly found in ?

a)

mountain

b)

Plateaus

c)

plains

d)

None of above

48.

Life is difficult in ?

a)

plain areas

b)

plateau area

c)

mountainous areas

49.

Hydro-electricity generated by

a)

sun

b)

water

c)

air

d)

wind

50.

Which is the oldest plateaus in the world

a)

African plateau

b)

Lava plateau

c)

Deccan plateau

d)

Tibet plateau