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Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features of India MCQ
Which physical feature in India is considered one of the ancient landmasses on Earth?
a) Himalayas
b) Northern Plains
c) Peninsular Plateau
d) Islands
Answer: c) Peninsular Plateau
Which region in India is geologically considered as one of the most stable land blocks?
a) Himalayas
b) Northern Plains
c) Peninsular Plateau
d) Islands
Answer: c) Peninsular Plateau
Which physical feature in India displays a youthful topography with high peaks, deep valleys, and fast-flowing rivers?
a) Himalayas
b) Northern Plains
c) Peninsular Plateau
d) Deserts
Answer: a) Himalayas
Which type of rocks predominantly form the peninsular plateau in India?
a) Sedimentary rocks
b) Metamorphic rocks
c) Igneous rocks
d) Alluvial deposits
Answer: c) Igneous rocks
What type of deposits form the northern plains in India?
a) Igneous and metamorphic rocks
b) Alluvial deposits
c) Sedimentary rocks
d) Plateaus
Answer: b) Alluvial deposits
How long is the Himalayan mountain range in India?
a) Approximately 1,200 kilometers
b) Approximately 2,400 kilometers
c) Approximately 4,800 kilometers
d) Approximately 6,000 kilometers
Answer: b) Approximately 2,400 kilometers
Which is the northern-most range of the Himalayas?
a) The Great or Inner Himalayas
b) The Lesser Himalayas
c) The Shivalik Range
d) The Himadri Range
Answer: d) The Himadri Range
What is the average height of peaks in the Great or Inner Himalayas?
a) 2,000 meters
b) 4,000 meters
c) 6,000 meters
d) 8,000 meters
Answer: c) 6,000 meters
Which direction do the Himalayas run in India?
a) North-south
b) East-west
c) Northeast-southwest
d) Northwest-southeast
Answer: b) East-west
What is the core composition of the Great Himalayas?
a) Sedimentary rocks
b) Granite
c) Metamorphic rocks
d) Limestone
Answer: b) Granite
Which part of the Himalayas is known as Himachal or lesser Himalaya?
a) The Great or Inner Himalayas
b) The Pir Panjal range
c) The Dhaula Dhar range
d) The Shiwaliks
Answer: b) The Pir Panjal range
Which range in the lesser Himalayas is the longest and most important?
a) The Pir Panjal range
b) The Dhaula Dhar range
c) The Mahabharat range
d) The Himadri range
Answer: a) The Pir Panjal range
What is the average width of the lesser Himalayas?
a) 10 kilometers
b) 50 kilometers
c) 100 kilometers
d) 500 kilometers
Answer: b) 50 kilometers
Which is the outer-most range of the Himalayas?
a) The Great or Inner Himalayas
b) The Lesser Himalayas
c) The Pir Panjal range
d) The Shiwaliks
Answer: d) The Shiwaliks
Which valleys lying between the lesser Himalaya and the Shiwaliks are known as Duns?
a) Gorges
b) Basins
c) Plains
d) Glaciers
Answer: c) Plains
Which river marks the eastern-most boundary of the Himalayas?
a) Indus
b) Ganga
c) Brahmaputra
d) Dihang
Answer: c) Brahmaputra
Which hills are part of the Purvachal or Eastern hills and mountains in the northeastern states?
a) Pir Panjal hills
b) Naga hills
c) Dhaula Dhar hills
d) Shiwalik hills
Answer: b) Naga hills
Which river systems have played a significant role in the formation of the northern plain?
a) Indus, Ganga, and Yamuna
b) Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra
c) Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Godavari
d) Brahmaputra, Ganga, and Mahanadi
Answer: b) Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra
Which part of the Northern Plain is referred to as the Punjab Plains?
a) Western part
b) Eastern part
c) Central part
d) Southern part
Answer: a) Western part
What is the name given to the narrow belt where rivers deposit pebbles and streams disappear in the Northern Plains?
a) Terai
b) Bhangar
c) Khadar
d) Bhabar
Answer: d) Bhabar
Which region in the Northern Plains is characterized by wet, swampy, and marshy conditions?
a) Terai
b) Bhangar
c) Khadar
d) Bhabar
Answer: a) Terai
Which national park is located in the terai region of the Northern Plains?
a) Gir National Park
b) Dudhwa National Park
c) Ranthambore National Park
d) Jim Corbett National Park
Answer: b) Dudhwa National Park
What is the name given to the older alluvium in the Northern Plains, forming a terrace-like feature?
a) Terai
b) Bhangar
c) Khadar
d) Bhabar
Answer: b) Bhangar
Which deposits in the Northern Plains are renewed almost every year, making them fertile for intensive agriculture?
a) Terai
b) Bhangar
c) Khadar
d) Bhabar
Answer: c) Khadar
What type of rocks primarily make up the Peninsular Plateau?
a) Sedimentary rocks
b) Volcanic rocks
c) Sandstone rocks
d) Limestone rocks
Answer: b) Volcanic rocks
Which river divides the Peninsular Plateau into two broad divisions, namely the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau?
a) Godavari River
b) Krishna River
c) Narmada River
d) Tapti River
Answer: c) Narmada River
Which range is bounded by the Satpura range on the south and the Aravalis on the northwest in the Central Highlands?
a) Vindhyan Range
b) Western Ghats
c) Eastern Ghats
d) Western Ghats
Answer: a) Vindhyan Range
Which direction do the rivers in the Central Highlands flow?
a) Northeast to southwest
b) Southeast to northwest
c) Southwest to northeast
d) Northwest to southeast
Answer: c) Southwest to northeast
What are the eastward extensions of the Central Highlands in the Peninsular Plateau called?
a) Eastern Ghats
b) Western Ghats
c) Bundelkhand
d) Baghelkhand
Answer: c) Bundelkhand
Which river marks the northern boundary of the Deccan Plateau?
a) Godavari River
b) Krishna River
c) Narmada River
d) Tapti River
Answer: c) Narmada River
Which range flanks the broad base of the Deccan Plateau in the north?
a) Western Ghats
b) Eastern Ghats
c) Satpura Range
d) Vindhyan Range
Answer: c) Satpura Range
Which extension of the Deccan Plateau is visible in the northeast, known as Meghalaya, Karbi-Anglong Plateau, and North Cachar Hills?
a) Garo Hills
b) Khasi Hills
c) Jaintia Hills
d) Chotanagpur Plateau
Answer: d) Chotanagpur Plateau
Which hill ranges mark the western and eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau respectively?
a) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
b) Vindhyan Range and Aravalli Range
c) Satpura Range and Aravalli Range
d) Western Ghats and Satpura Range
Answer: a) Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
Which passes can be used to cross the continuous Western Ghats?
a) Thal, Bhor, and Pal Ghats
b) Khyber Pass, Bolan Pass, and Karakoram Pass
c) Nathu La Pass, Shipki La Pass, and Jelep La Pass
d) Rohtang Pass, Zoji La Pass, and Chang La Pass
Answer: a) Thal, Bhor, and Pal Ghats
Which mountain range is higher, the Western Ghats or the Eastern Ghats?
a) Western Ghats
b) Eastern Ghats
c) Both have similar elevations
d) It varies depending on the region
Answer: a) Western Ghats
Which direction do the Western Ghats face, causing orographic rain?
a) East
b) West
c) North
d) South
Answer: b) West
Which is the highest peak in the Western Ghats?
a) Anai Mudi
b) Doda Betta
c) Mahendragiri
d) Shevroy Hills
Answer: a) Anai Mudi
What is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats?
a) Anai Mudi
b) Doda Betta
c) Mahendragiri
d) Shevroy Hills
Answer: c) Mahendragiri
In which direction do the Aravali Hills extend?
a) Southwest-northeast
b) Northwest-southeast
c) East-west
d) North-south
Answer: a) Southwest-northeast
Which type of sand dunes cover larger areas in the Indian desert?
a) Barchans
b) Longitudinal dunes
c) Parabolic dunes
d) Star dunes
Answer: a) Barchans
Which stretch of the western coast of the Peninsular plateau is located between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea?
a) Konkan
b) Kannad Plain
c) Malabar coast
d) Coromandel coast
Answer: a) Konkan
Which part of the eastern coast of the Peninsular plateau is referred to as the Northern Circar?
a) Konkan
b) Kannad Plain
c) Malabar coast
d) Northern Circar
Answer: d) Northern Circar
What is the administrative headquarters of the Lakshadweep Islands?
a) Kavaratti island
b) Minicoy island
c) Amindive island
d) Pitti island
Answer: a) Kavaratti island
Which island group is located in the Bay of Bengal and is divided into two categories – the Andaman in the north and the Nicobar in the south?
a) Lakshadweep Islands
b) Maldives Islands
c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d) Seychelles Islands
Answer: c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Which microscopic organisms form coral reefs?
a) Algae
b) Fish
c) Coral polyps
d) Seaweed
Answer: c) Coral polyps
Which is the largest saltwater lake in India?
a) Dal Lake
b) Chilika Lake
c) Wular Lake
d) Loktak Lake
Answer: b) Chilika Lake
Where is India’s only active volcano located?
a) Western Ghats
b) Himalayas
c) Barren island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d) Lakshadweep Islands
Answer: c) Barren island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Which is the largest inhabited riverine island in the world?
a) Majuli
b) Andaman Island
c) Nicobar Island
d) Lakshadweep Island
Answer: a) Majuli
What does the term “Doab” refer to?
a) A river in India
b) A lake in India
c) A type of desert in India
d) A region between two rivers in India
Answer: d) A region between two rivers in India
What is the literal meaning of the term “Punjab”?
a) Land of rivers
b) Land of deserts
c) Land of mountains
d) Land of lakes
Answer: a) Land of rivers
