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WorksheetsINDIA: THE LAND & PEOPLE
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A __________________ map shows the mountains, plains, plateaus, etc. of a place.
physical
political
thematic
_______________ colour is used to show the plain regions on a map.
green
brown
yellow
India is the _________________ largest country in the world.
second
seventh
fifth
India is surrounded by water on ______________ sides.
three
two
all
Arabian Sea is to the _______________ of India.
south
east
west
India can be broadly divide into ____________ physical regions.
four
five
six
The Himalayas lie south of the __________________ range.
Karakoram
Satpura
Vindhya
______________ is the southernmost mountain ranges of the Himalayas.
Great Himalayas
Lesser Himalayas
Outer Himalayas
________________ is the third highest peak in the world.
Mount Everest
Kanchenjunga
K2 (Mount Godwin Austin)
Glaciers are slow-moving masses of _____________.
mud
ice
rocks
Yamunotri glacier gives rise to the _______________.
Ganga
Indus
Yamuna
'Dun' in the word Dehradun means _________________.
river
hill station
valley
The soil deposited over plains by rivers is called ________________.
alluvial soil
sand
black soil
Ravi, Beas and Sutlej are the tributaries of the _____________.
Ganga
Brahmaputra
Indus
The Brahmaputra flows through the state of __________________.
Punjab
Bihar
Assam
The small streams that the river breaks up into before reaching the sea are called ___________________.
tributaries
distributaries
delta
A ___________ is a large area of sea almost surrounded by land.
ocean
gulf
island
A green spot in the middle of the desert is called ___________.
dunes
forest
oasis
A plateau is also called a ______________
flatland
tableland
highland
The Mahanadi and Krishna flow in the ________________.
Central Highlands
Deccan Plateau
Northern Plains
___________ soil is very good for the cultivation of cotton.
Black
Red
Brown
Kandla and Mumbai are on the ______________ coastal plains.
eastern
northern
western
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are in the _______________.
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Lakshadweep is a group of _______________ islands
11
36
63
__________ is the fibre made from the husk of coconuts.
Jute
Coir
Cashmere
