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INDIA: THE LAND & PEOPLE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A __________________ map shows the mountains, plains, plateaus, etc. of a place.

a)

physical

b)

political

c)

thematic

2.

_______________ colour is used to show the plain regions on a map.

a)

green

b)

brown

c)

yellow

3.

India is the _________________ largest country in the world.

a)

second

b)

seventh

c)

fifth

4.

India is surrounded by water on ______________ sides.

a)

three

b)

two

c)

all

5.

Arabian Sea is to the _______________ of India.

a)

south

b)

east

c)

west

6.

India can be broadly divide into ____________ physical regions.

a)

four

b)

five

c)

six

7.

The Himalayas lie south of the __________________ range.

a)

Karakoram

b)

Satpura

c)

Vindhya

8.

______________ is the southernmost mountain ranges of the Himalayas.

a)

Great Himalayas

b)

Lesser Himalayas

c)

Outer Himalayas

9.

________________ is the third highest peak in the world.

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Kanchenjunga

c)

K2 (Mount Godwin Austin)

10.

Glaciers are slow-moving masses of _____________.

a)

mud

b)

ice

c)

rocks

11.

Yamunotri glacier gives rise to the _______________.

a)

Ganga

b)

Indus

c)

Yamuna

12.

'Dun' in the word Dehradun means _________________.

a)

river

b)

hill station

c)

valley

13.

The soil deposited over plains by rivers is called ________________.

a)

alluvial soil

b)

sand

c)

black soil

14.

Ravi, Beas and Sutlej are the tributaries of the _____________.

a)

Ganga

b)

Brahmaputra

c)

Indus

15.

The Brahmaputra flows through the state of __________________.

a)

Punjab

b)

Bihar

c)

Assam

16.

The small streams that the river breaks up into before reaching the sea are called ___________________.

a)

tributaries

b)

distributaries

c)

delta

17.

A ___________ is a large area of sea almost surrounded by land.

a)

ocean

b)

gulf

c)

island

18.

A green spot in the middle of the desert is called ___________.

a)

dunes

b)

forest

c)

oasis

19.

A plateau is also called a ______________

a)

flatland

b)

tableland

c)

highland

20.

The Mahanadi and Krishna flow in the ________________.

a)

Central Highlands

b)

Deccan Plateau

c)

Northern Plains

21.

___________ soil is very good for the cultivation of cotton.

a)

Black

b)

Red

c)

Brown

22.

Kandla and Mumbai are on the ______________ coastal plains.

a)

eastern

b)

northern

c)

western

23.

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are in the _______________.

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Indian Ocean

24.

Lakshadweep is a group of _______________ islands

a)

11

b)

36

c)

63

25.

__________ is the fibre made from the husk of coconuts.

a)

Jute

b)

Coir

c)

Cashmere