Indian Physiogrpahy - MCQs with answers - Part II
1. Which is the largest physiographic division of India?a) The Northern Mountains
b) The Great Plains
c) The Peninsular Plateau
d) The Islands
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) The Peninsular Plateau
It is bounded by the Aravallis in the North-West, Maikal range in the North, Hazaribagh and Rajmahal Hills in the North-East, the Western Ghats in the West and the Eastern Ghats in the East.
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Chambal
d) Ramganga
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Yamuna
Bundelkhand is divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with the larger portion lying in the latter.
a) Doyang
b) Dikhu
c) Dhansiri
d) Tizu
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Dhansiri
This river receives almost all the western and southern drainages of Nagaland. Its main tributaries are river Dzuza and Diphu.
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Assam
c) Manipur
d) Meghalaya
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Meghalaya
Shillong peak is the highest point of Meghalaya.
a) Mahanadi
b) Godavari
c) Krishna
d) Cauvery
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Mahanadi
It is bounded by the Chota Nagpur plateau to the north, the Raigarh hills to the northeast, the Raipur Upland to the southeast, the Bastar plateau to the south, and the Maikala Range to the west.
a) Anamudi
b) Pushpagiri
c) Perumal Peak
d) Western Ghats
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Western Ghats
The area is one of the world's ten "Hottest biodiversity hotspots".
a) Anamudi
b) Chembra Peak
c) Dolphin's Nose
d) Doddabetta
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Doddabetta
The Eastern Ghats join the Sahyadris in the Nilgiris to form a mountain knot whose is Doddabetta.
a) Bhander Plateau
b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
c) Deccan Plateau
d) Kaas Plateau
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Deccan Plateau
Deccan Plateau is located between Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.
a) The Equator
b) The Tropic of Cancer
c) The Tropic of Capricorn
d) Prime Meridian
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) The Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Cancer divides India climatically in the northern and southern parts.
a) Drass
b) Hemkund
c) Kufri
d) Lachen
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Drass
Drass is a small town in the state of Jammu and Kashmir which is located on the Kargil-Srinagar Highway or NH-1.
