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India-Size & Location; Physical Features of India

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The soil containing calcareous deposits is locally known as

a)

Bhangar

b)

Khadar

c)

Bhabhar

d)

Kankar

2.

Lake Chilika lies in ___________

a)

Jammu and Kashmir

b)

Gujarat

c)

Odisha

d)

Manipur

e)

Assam

3.

The Northern part of the Western coast is called the

(a)  

4.

The western coastal strip, south of Goa is referred to as :

a)

Kannad

b)

Northern Circar

c)

Coromandel

5.

Which physiographic division of India constitutes one of the ancient landmasses on the Earth’s surface?

a)

The Deccan Plateau

b)

The Indian Desert

c)

The Northern Plains

d)

The Coastal Plains

6.

The Kangra & Kullu Valley are located in:

a)

Uttarakhand

b)

Himachal Pradesh

c)

Jammu Kashmir

d)

Uttar Pradesh

7.

The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is

(a)  

8.

Barchans are found in :

a)

Desert Region

b)

Plateaus

c)

Plains

d)

Hilly region

9.

The easternmost longitude of India is:

a)

97°25’E

b)

68°7′ E

c)

77°6’E

d)

97°25’W

10.

Which line divides India into approximately two equal parts?

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

None Of The Above

11.

Both the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India’s mainland is about 30°. But on looking at the map of India which of the following alternatives do you observe about India’s size?

a)

East-west extent appears to be smaller than North-South extent

b)

East-west extent appears to be larger than North-South extent

c)

East-west and North-South extent appears equal

d)

North-south extent appears to be smaller than East-West extent

12.

The Standard Meridian of India, 82°30′E passes through which of the following places?

a)

Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu

b)

Walong in Arunachal Pradesh

c)

Kutch in Gujarat

d)

Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh

13.

Which canal has reduced India’s distance from Europe by 7000 km



(a)  

14.

India has ____ states and _____ Union Territories.

a)

26, 7

b)

29, 7

c)

28, 7

d)

29, 6

15.

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with:

a)

Bhutan

b)

Nepal

c)

Myanmar

d)

China