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Ref: SEPS/WS/G-9/Geo/2
Worksheet no- Subject- Social
Science
Physical Features of India Grade-
IX Choose the correct Answers from the Choice

1. Geeta lives in the area of one of the most recent landforms in India.
According to geology, it is the most unstable landform in the country.
Which physiographic landform is she living in?

A. The Himalayan Mountains

B. The Northern Plains
C. The Islands
D. The Coastal Plains
2. Which physiographic division of India constitutes one of the ancient
land masses on the Earth’s surface?
A. The Deccan Plateau
B. The Indian Desert
C. The Northern Plains
D. The Coastal Plains
3. Which physical feature of India is made up of alluvial deposits?

A. The Deccan Plateau

B. The Islands
C. The Northern Plains
D. The Coastal Plains
4. Which physical feature of India is made up of not only igneous rocks
 but metamorphic rocks also?

A. The Deccan Plateau

B. The Indian Desert
C. The Northern Plains
D. The Coastal Plains
5. . Which one of the following is not a Himalayan range?
A. Himadri
B. Himachal
C. Kullu
D. Shivalik
6. Which range consists of famous valleys of Kashmir, Kangra and
Kullu?
A. Himadri
B. Himachal
C. Shiwalik
D. Pir Panjal
7. Which region is well-known for its hill stations?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jammu
C. Kashmir
D. None of these
8. This range is the most continuous Himalayan range consisting of the
loftiest peaks. The average height is 6,000 metres. Name this range.

A. Himadri
B. Himachal
C. Shiwalik
D.None of these
9. Kumaon Himalayas are situated between two rivers. What are their
names?
 A. Teesta and Dihang
B. Kali and Teesta
C. Satluj and Kali
D. Indus and Satluj

10. Purvachal comprises which hills?

A. Mizo hills
B. Naga hills
C. Manipur hills
D. All of these

11. The northern plain has been formed by the interplay of which river
systems?
A. The Indus
B. The Ganga
C. The Brahmaputra
D. All of these
12. What does the ‘ab’ in ‘Punjab’ and ‘Doab’ mean?
A. Land
B. Air
C. Water
D. Places
13. What are the broad divisions of the Peninsular plateau?
A. Central Highlands
B. Shiwaliks
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
14. What marks the eastward extension of the plateau, which is also
drained by the Damodar river?
 A. Chotanagpur plateau
B. Malwa plateau
C. Central Highlands
D. Deccan plateau
15. Which river is the only largest river in the Indian desert?

A. Sind
B. Betwa
C. Luni
D. None of these
16. Which of the following is not a section of the Coastal Plains?
A. Konkan
B. Coromandel Coast
C. Malabar Coast
D. Terai
17. In which state can one find the largest saltwater lake of India?
A. Maharashtra
B. Odisha
C. West Bengal
D. Punjab
18. Where is the Lakshadweep Islands group located?
A. Close to the Malabar coast of Kerala
B. Close to the Coromandel coast
C. Close to the Malabar coast
D. None of these
19. Which physical feature lies close to the equator and experiences
equatoria; climate?
A. The Coastal Plains
B. The Islands

C. The Peninsular plateau

 D. The Indian Desert
20. Which physical feature provides sites for fishing and port activities?
A. The Coastal plains
B. The Islands
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

21. Mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming its

boundary with Myanmar are collectively called as

a. Himachal
b. Purvachal
c. Uttarakhand
d. None of the above

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

a. Coromandel
b. Kannada
c. Konkan
d. Northern Circar

23. The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is

a. Anai Mudi
b. Mahendragiri
c. Kanchenjunga
d. Kashi

24. Geologically, which of the following physiographic divisions of

India is supposed to be one of the most stable land blocks?
a. The Himalayas
b. The Northern Plains
c. The Peninsular Plateau
d. The Coastal Plains
25. Which of the following is the highest peak in India?
 a. Mt. Everest
b. Nanga Parbat
c. Kanchenjunga
d. Nandadevi
Assertion and reason
In the questions given below, there are two Statements marked as
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the Statements and Choose the
correct option: Options are:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of
(A).
(C) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(D) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
26.Assertion (A): The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats mark the Western
and Eastern edges of the Deccan Plateau respectively.
Reason (R): The Western Ghats are higher than the eastern Ghats.

27. Assertion (A): Our Country has practically all major Physical features of the
earth i.e., Mountains, Plains, Deserts, Plateaus and Islands.
Reason (R): The land of India displays great Physical variation.
28 Assertion (A): The northern Plains are generally described as flat land with no
variations in its relief.
Reason (R): According to the Variations in relief features, the Northern Plains
can be divided into four regions.
29. Assertion (A): The Himalayas form an art, which covers a distance of about
2400 km.
Reason (R): The width varies from 200 km in Kashmir to 50 km in Arunachal
Pradesh.

Case Study Questions on

Passage 1:

Read the following passage and answer the questions:

The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats mark the Western and the Eastern
edges of the Deccan Plateau respectively. Western Ghats lie parallel to the
Western coast. They are continuous and can be crossed through passes only.
Locate the Thal, Bhor and Pal Ghats in the Physical map of India.
The Western Ghats are higher than the Eastern Ghats. Their average elevation
is 900 – 1600 metres as against 600 metres of the Eastern Ghats. The Eastern
Ghats stretch from the Mahanadi Valley to the Nilgiris in the South. The Eastern
Ghats are discontinuous and irregular and dissected by rivers draining into the
Bay of Bengal. The Western Ghats cause orographic rain by facing the rain
bearing moist winds to rise along the Western slopes of the Ghats. The Western
Ghats are known by different local names. The height of the Western Ghats
progressively increases from North to South. The highest peaks include the Anai
Mudi (2,695 metres) and the Doda Betta (2,637 metres). Mahendragiri (1,501
metres) is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats. Shevroy Hills and the Javadi
Hills are located to the South-East of the Eastern Ghats. Locate the famous hill
stations of Udagamandalam, popularly known as Ooty and the Kodaikanal.

Q. 1. Which of the two is having a higher average height, the Eastern Ghats or
the Western Ghats?

Q. 2. Give the difference between the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats on the
basis of their location.

Q. 3. What is the stretch of Eastern Ghats?

Passage 2:
The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretch
over the Himalayas northern borders of India. These mountain ranges run in
a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra. The Himalayas
represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of the
world. They form an arc, which covers a distance of about 2,400 Km. Their
width varies from 400 Km in Kashmir to 150 Km in Arunachal Pradesh. The
altitudinal variations are greater in the eastern half than those in the western
half. The Himalaya consists of three parallel ranges in its longitudinal extent.
A number of valleys lie between these ranges.

The northern most range is known as the Great or Inner Himalayas. It is the
most continuous range consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average
height of 6,000 metres. It contains all the prominent Himalayan peaks.
The folds of Great Himalayas are asymmetrical in nature. The core of this
part of Himalayas is composed of granite. It is perennially snow bound, and
a number of glaciers descend from this range.
Questions:

1.The Great or Inner Himalayas is also known as?

2.Give two features of the folds of Great Himalayas.
3.Give two features of the Inner Himalayas.
National identity
1.UAE is covered with_____________________.
Glaciers
rivera
mountains and valleys
2.A feature on Earth's surface that has been formed by nature, mountains
,oceans, rivers or lakes is called ___________
geography features
man features
physical features
3.Below are physical features of the UAE except:

mountains
valleys
river
wadi
4.The UAE has a harsh desert climate, generally hot and humid in the
summer but cooler in the mountainous regions, such as the Hajar al-Gharbi
Mountains.
True
False
5.The UAE's highest peak that is part of the spectacular Hajar mountain
range is called?
Jebel Hafeet
Jebel Jais
Jebel Ali
6.Farther east from Dubai is the ____________Mountains which are rugged
and undeveloped. The
Hajar
Oman
Haata
Answer the following questions:
1. Describe the formation of Himalayas?
2. Why are Himalayas called young fold mountain?
3. Describe the Characteristics of the southernmost range of Himalayas?
4. Why are the Northern plains agriculturally productive part of India? Explain.
5. Broadly divide the Northern Plain on the basis of location?
6. Describe any three features of coastal plains of India?
7. Name two coastal plains of India and describe any two features of it?
8. Explain any three difference between the two island groups of India?
9. Name two coastal strips of the Peninsular Plateau in India. Describe two
Characteristics of each?
10. Name the major Physiographic division of India and describe any
two Significance?
11. Give an account of Deccan Plateau?
12. Describe the characteristics of the Indian desert?
13. Explain the characteristics of the Island groups of India?
14. Resource based any paragraph to be taken from the chapter and
prepare the questions for the same

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