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Northern Plains Geo

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

THE NORTHERN PLAINS LIE BETWEEN THE HIMALAYAS AND THE SOUTHERN PLATEAUS

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

THE RIVER INDUS FLOWS INTO

a)

BAY OF BENGAL

b)

ARABIAN SEA

c)

INDIAN OCEAN

3.

PADMA FLOWS IN

a)

PAKISTAN

b)

TIBET

c)

BANGLADESH

4.

IN TIBET ____ RIVER IS KNOWN AS TSANGPO

a)

GANGES

b)

BRAHMAPUTRA

c)

YAMUNA

5.

BRAHMAPUTRA ENTERS INDIA THROUGH

a)

ASSAM

b)

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

c)

TRIPURA

6.

GANGA AND BRAHMAPUTRA MAKE THE LARGEST DELTA CALLED

a)

THE SUNDERBANS

b)

THE SUNDERIBANS

c)

SANDALBANS

7.

Which state is called the land of five rivers?

a)

Uttar Pradesh

b)

Punjab

8.

------- is known as middle or lessor Himalayas.

a)

Himadri

b)

Himachal

c)

Shiwalik

9.

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

10.

What does doab mean?

a)

Water

b)

Fire

c)

Wind

d)

Land

11.

The northern plains is about (a)   km long.

12.

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

a)

sandy soil

b)

black soil

c)

clayey soil

d)

alluvium

13.

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

a)

Five, water

b)

Four, water

c)

Five, land

d)

Three, wind

14.

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

a)

Assam plains

b)

Punjab plains

c)

Ganga plains

15.

The Ganga plain extends between _____ and _______ rivers.

a)

Indus, Sutlej

b)

Ghaggar, Teesta

c)

Jhelum, Chenab

d)

Beas, Ravi

16.

_____________________ is a narrow belt of pebbles which runs in the west-east direction along the foot of the Shiwaliks.

a)

Bhabar

b)

Khadar

c)

Terai

d)

Bhangar

17.

Which of the following is not a tributary of River Indus?

a)

Ghaggar

b)

Ravi

c)

Beas

d)

Sutlej

18.

northern plains lie between the

a)

himalayas and the southern plateaues

b)

desert

c)

punjab 

d)

mountains

19.

the ganga river orginate as bhagirathi from

a)

yamunotri glacier

b)

gangotri glacier

20.

tspango is another name of the

a)

ganga

b)

sone

c)

bhramaputra

d)

yamuna

21.
________________ is a Himalayan River
a)
Nile
b)
Pamba
c)
Ganga
d)
Kaveri
22.

The great northern plains can be divided into ______ plains in the centre,________ plains in the west and _________ valley in the east

a)

Punjab ; Ganga ; Bramhaputra

b)

Bramhaputra ; Punjab ; Ganga

c)

Ganga ; Punjab ; Bramhaputra

d)

Punjab ; Bramhaputra; Ganga

23.

How many tributaries does the Indus river have?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Nine

24.
The Northern Plains of India is covered by
a)
Red Soil
b)
Black Soil
c)
Laterite Soil
d)
Alluvial Soil
25.

Yamuna is the main tributary of Satluj

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which of the following is not a tributary of river Indus

a)

Beas

b)

Ravi

c)

Satluj

d)

Som

27.

Which of the following is a tridutary of Ganga

a)

Tsangpo

b)

Jamuna

c)

Gandak

d)

Chenab

28.

The largest delta in the world

a)

Nile delta

b)

Ganga delta

c)

Jamuna delta

d)

Sunderban delta

29.

The Northern Plain is formed by the interplay of how many river systems?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

1

30.

The Northern Plains are about _______ Km broad.

a)

240 Km - 320 Km

b)

250 Km - 300 Km

c)

200 Km - 250 Km

d)

300 Km - 350 Km