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THE DECCAN PLATEAU

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following land areas is between the Eastern and Western Ghats Mountains?

a)

Thar Desert

b)

Northern Plains

c)

Deccan Plateau

d)

Himalayas

2.

A piece of land surrounded by water on its three sides is called a/an ____________.

a)

island

b)

plateau

c)

peninsula

3.

Plateau is also called a _________.

a)

Tableland

b)

Table top

c)

Flat top.

4.

The Peninsular Plateau is divided by River ______________ into two regions.

a)

Satlej

b)

Ganga

c)

Narmada

5.

The Central Highlands consist of _________________ and ______________________________.

a)

Deccan Plateau and Malwa Plateau

b)

Malwa Plateau and Rajmahal Hills

c)

Malwa Plateau and Chota Nagpur Plateau

6.

The Deccan Plateau is _________________ in shape.

a)

square

b)

triangular

c)

rectangle

7.

In the given map, arrows represent ____________.

a)

The Eastern Ghats

b)

The Vindhya Hills

c)

The Western Ghats

8.

Cotton is mainly grown in the southern plateau region. Which type of soil is good to grow cotton.

a)

Clay soil

b)

Black soil

c)

Sandy soil

d)

Alluvial soil

9.

Rivers Tapti and Narmada flow from East to West and fall into?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Arabian Sea

d)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

10.

The climate of of the Deccan Plateau is?

a)

Extreme

b)

Moderate

c)

Dry

d)

Rainy

11.

The highest waterfall of India

a)

Joy Fall

b)

Nilgiri Fall

c)

Tapi Fall

d)

Jog Fall

12.
The two edges of the Peninsular Plateau are known as...
a)
Eastern Coastal Plains and Western Coastal Plains
b)
Eastern Ghats and Mahendragiri
c)
Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
d)
Western Ghats and Anaimudi
13.

The Central Highlands are wider in the west but narrower in the east.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Plateaus are useful because they are rich in mineral deposits.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The rivers of The Deccan Plateau are snow-fed.

a)

True

b)

False