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Northern Plains

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

The northern plains has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems. They are:

a)

Yamuna, Mahanadi and Krishna

b)

Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra

c)

Sutlej, Kaveri and Indus

d)

Godavari, Sabarmati and Ganga

2.

__________ in the Brahmaputra river, is the largest inhabited riverine island in the world.

a)

Chenab

b)

Peacock Island

c)

Majuli

d)

Tsanpo

3.

What does doab mean?

a)

Water

b)

Fire

c)

Wind

d)

Land

4.

The northern plains is about (a)   km long.

5.

The largest part of the Northern plain is formed of older_________.

a)

sandy soil

b)

black soil

c)

clayey soil

d)

alluvium

6.

Punjab is made up of 2 words-'Punj' means_____ and 'ab' means _____.

a)

Five, water

b)

Four, water

c)

Five, land

d)

Three, wind

7.

The younger deposits of floodplains are called_________.

a)

kankar

b)

khadar

c)

bhabar

d)

terai

8.

The northern plains can be divided into ___ regions.

a)

3

b)

5

c)

2

d)

4

9.

The western part of the northern plain is referred to as the _________.

a)

Assam plains

b)

Punjab plains

c)

Ganga plains

10.

The Ganga plain extends between _____ and _______ rivers.

a)

Indus, Sutlej

b)

Ghaggar, Teesta

c)

Jhelum, Chenab

d)

Beas, Ravi