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9PHYSICAL FEATURES

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

which is not part of longitudinal division of himalayas

a)

Shivalik

b)

Himadri

c)

Himachal

d)

Aravalli

4.

the average height of Himadri is

a)

4000 mts

b)

6000 mts

c)

900-1100 mts

d)

600 mts

5.

pir panjal range is in

a)

shivalik

b)

himadri

c)

himachal

6.

the Himalayas bend towards south beyond which landmark

a)

dihang gorge

b)

ganga delta

c)

teesta river

7.

calcaerous rocks

a)

kankar

b)

khadar

c)

sedimentary

d)

bhabar

8.

THE core of Himadri are formed of which rocks

a)

granite

b)

marble

c)

sandstone

d)

basalt

9.

which range is famous for hill stations?

a)

himadri

b)

himachal

c)

shivalik

10.

dhaula dhar, pir panjal and mahabharat ranges are part of

a)

himachal

b)

himadri

c)

shivalik

11.

himalayas lying between satluj and indus are called

a)

punjab himalaya

b)

nepal himalaya

c)

kumaon himalaya

12.

the mountains spread along the eastern border of india are called

a)

purvanchal

b)

pir panjal

c)

kashmir and himachal himalaya

13.

longitudinal valleys between himachal and shivalik are called as

a)

dune

b)

dun

c)

rift valley

d)

valley

14.

The Patkai, Mizo and Naga hills are part of which mountains?

a)

Mahabharat

b)

Pir Panjal

c)

Purvanchal

d)

Dhaula Dhar

15.

which river is not part of Northern Plains

a)

Ganga

b)

Brahmaputra

c)

Indus

d)

Narmada

16.

______ soil forms the Northern Plains

a)

Black

b)

Red

c)

Yellow

d)

Alluvial

17.

Rivers splitting into smaller branches are called

a)

Tributaries

b)

Distributaries

c)

ponds

d)

lakes

18.

Divisions of the Plains based on the rivers are

a)

Punjab, Ganga and Brahmaputra

b)

Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra

c)

Punjab, Nepal and Assam

d)

Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra

19.

Based on Relief Features the northern plains are divided into

a)

Bhabar, Terai Bhangar and Khadar

b)

Bhabar, Terai Bhnagar and Kankar

20.

the eastward extension of central highlands is called as

a)

malwa

b)

bundelkhand

c)

chotanagpur

21.

the vindhyan range is bounded by ____________ in the south and _____________ in northwest

a)

satpura, aravalli

b)

aravalli, satpura

22.

the chotanagpur plateau is drained by ___________

a)

ganag

b)

brahmaputra

c)

damodar

d)

son

23.

deccan plateau is a triangular landmass lying south of

a)

ganga

b)

godavari

c)

narmada

d)

mahanadi

24.

the ______________ are discontinuous and dissected by rivers

a)

eastern ghats

b)

western ghats

25.

HIGHEST PEAK IN WESTERN GHAT

a)

MAHENDRAGIRI

b)

DODABETTA

26.

THE HIGHEST PEAK IN WESTERN GHATS IS ANAI MUDI WHICH IS

a)

2695 MTS

b)

2637 MTS

c)

2600 MTS.

27.

Udagamandalam is popularly known as

a)

shimla

b)

munnar

c)

thekkady

d)

ooty and kodaikanal

28.

The black soil area of Peninsular Plateau is known as

a)

igneous region

b)

alluvial region

c)

deccan plateau

d)

deccan trap

29.

The desert regions receives very low rainfall of

a)

below 150 mm

b)

below 200 mm

c)

below 225 mm

d)

below 300 mm

30.

which is the only river of the Desert region

a)

tapi

b)

chambal

c)

sabarmati

d)

luni

31.

the crescent shaped dunes

a)

sand dunes

b)

barchan

c)

karchan

d)

kankar

32.

which is not a section of the western coast?

a)

konkan

b)

kannad

c)

malabar

d)

coromandel

33.

which of the following is part of the eastern coast

a)

konkan

b)

kannad

c)

northern circar

d)

malabar

34.

identify

a)

western ghats

b)

western coasts

c)

western hills

d)

western regions

35.

Identify

a)

kankar

b)

khadar

c)

terai

d)

bhabar

36.

identify

a)

bhabar

b)

bhangar

c)

khadar

d)

terai

37.

new alluvial soil

a)

bhabar

b)

bhangar

c)

khadar

d)

terai

38.

identify

a)

lakshadweep

b)

andaman and nicobar

39.

identify the islands in the box

a)

lakshadweep

b)

andaman nicobar

40.

India's only active volcano is on

a)

Barren islands, Lakshadweep

b)

Barren Islands , Andaman Nicobar

41.

Administrative headquarters of Lakshadweep

a)

Port Blair

b)

Kavaratti

c)

Pitti island

d)

Minicoy

42.

Headquarters of Andaman and Nicobar is

a)

Kavaratti

b)

Barren island

c)

Port Blair

43.

Out of the given two , which island lies to the south?

a)

Andaman

b)

Nicobar

44.

identify the river marked in thick blue

a)

satluj

b)

chenab

c)

beas

d)

Indus

45.

identify

a)

northern plains

b)

punjab plains

c)

ganga plains

d)

brahmaputra plains