The Himalayas are younger than the Peninsular Plateau because?
A
They were formed in the Tertiary period
B
They were formed in the Precambrian period
C
They are volcanic
D
They are eroded
Question 42Single Answer
The Peninsular Plateau is older than the Himalayas because?
A
It is made of ancient crystalline rocks
B
It is volcanic
C
It is glacial
D
It is newly formed
Question 43Single Answer
India’s physiography affects its?
A
Climate, drainage, and vegetation
B
Population only
C
Politics only
D
Education only
Question 44Single Answer
The Himalayan region extends across which countries besides India?
A
Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Pakistan
B
Thailand only
C
Sri Lanka
D
Bangladesh only
Question 45Single Answer
The Vindhya Range is important because?
A
It separates North and South India
B
It is the highest range
C
It contains glaciers
D
It is volcanic
Question 46Single Answer
The Satpura Range runs?
A
East-West in central India
B
North-South in northern India
C
Along the coast
D
Across Rajasthan only
Question 47Single Answer
The Aravalli Range is oriented in which direction?
A
Southwest to Northeast
B
North to South
C
East-West
D
Northwest to Southeast
Question 48Single Answer
The Thar Desert is also known as?
A
The Great Indian Desert
B
The Black Desert
C
The Cold Desert
D
The Western Desert
Question 49Single Answer
The Deccan Plateau is bounded by?
A
Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, and Satpura hills
B
Himalayas only
C
Indo-Gangetic plains only
D
Thar Desert only
Question 50Single Answer
The Northern Plains are formed mainly by?
A
Alluvium deposited by rivers
B
Lava flows
C
Wind deposition
D
Glacial till
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Concerned Subject (Geography)
Question 51Single Answer
The Brahmaputra river flows through which physiographic division?
A
Northern Plains and Assam Valley
B
Peninsular Plateau
C
Thar Desert
D
Coastal Plains
Question 52Single Answer
The Indo-Gangetic plain is fertile due to?
A
Annual deposition of alluvial soil
B
Volcanic eruptions
C
Sand dunes
D
Forest cover
Question 53Single Answer
The Eastern and Western Ghats are part of which physiographic region?
A
Peninsular Plateau
B
Northern Plains
C
Himalayas
D
Indo-Gangetic Plain
Question 54Single Answer
The highest point of the Peninsular Plateau is?
A
Anai Mudi
B
Kangchenjunga
C
Nanda Devi
D
Doddabetta
Question 55Single Answer
The Northern Plains are also called?
A
Gangetic Plains
B
Deccan Plateau
C
Coastal Plains
D
Peninsular Plains
Question 56Single Answer
The Indus river basin lies in?
A
Northwest India and Pakistan
B
Eastern India only
C
Southern India only
D
Central India only
Question 57Single Answer
The Ganga river basin covers how many states approximately?
A
11
B
7
C
5
D
9
Question 58Single Answer
The Himalayan region is characterized by?
A
High relief, young mountains, and steep slopes
B
Low relief only
C
Old mountains
D
Plateaus only
Question 59Single Answer
The Peninsular Plateau is characterized by?
A
Old mountains, flat-topped hills, and valleys
B
High relief
C
Glaciers
D
Young mountains
Question 60Single Answer
The Western Ghats influence which climate in India?
A
Southwest monsoon rainfall
B
Winter rainfall only
C
Desert climate
D
Tundra climate
Question 61Single Answer
The Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats because?
A
They are eroded and discontinuous
B
They are volcanic
C
They are glaciers
D
They are young mountains
Question 62Single Answer
India’s physiographic divisions influence?
A
River courses and soil types
B
Politics only
C
Languages only
D
Trade only
Question 63Single Answer
The Himalayan foothills are also called?
A
Shivaliks
B
Himadri
C
Himachal
D
Vindhyas
Question 64Single Answer
The Indian subcontinent is sometimes called?
A
Peninsular India
B
Indo-Gangetic Plain
C
Himalayan region
D
Coastal Plains
Question 65Single Answer
The Indo-Gangetic Plain extends from?
A
Punjab to West Bengal
B
Rajasthan to Gujarat
C
Kerala to Tamil Nadu
D
Odisha to Andhra Pradesh
Question 66Single Answer
The Narmada river flows through which plateau?
A
Satpura Plateau
B
Deccan Plateau
C
Chota Nagpur Plateau
D
Malwa Plateau
Question 67Single Answer
The major physiographic feature of Rajasthan is?
A
Thar Desert
B
Himalayas
C
Deccan Plateau
D
Coastal Plains
Question 68Single Answer
India is the _______ largest country in the world by area.
A
7th
B
5th
C
10th
D
3rd
Question 69Single Answer
The highest peak in India outside the Himalayas is?
A
Anai Mudi
B
Kangchenjunga
C
Nanda Devi
D
Doddabetta
Question 70Single Answer
India’s coastline includes how many states?
A
9
B
7
C
8
D
6
Question 71Single Answer
The northernmost state of India is?
A
Jammu & Kashmir
B
Himachal Pradesh
C
Uttarakhand
D
Arunachal Pradesh
Question 72Single Answer
The southernmost state of India is?
A
Tamil Nadu
B
Kerala
C
Karnataka
D
Andhra Pradesh
Question 73Single Answer
India’s physiographic diversity is due to?
A
Varied geological history and tectonic activity
B
Only rivers
C
Only deserts
D
Only forests
Question 74Single Answer
The total number of major river systems in India is approximately?
A
6
B
5
C
7
D
8
Question 75Single Answer
The major rivers of India can be grouped into?
A
Himalayan rivers and Peninsular rivers
B
Desert rivers only
C
Coastal rivers only
D
Underground rivers only
Question 76Single Answer
Himalayan rivers are also called?
A
Perennial rivers
B
Seasonal rivers
C
Tidal rivers
D
Ephemeral rivers
Question 77Single Answer
Peninsular rivers are mostly?
A
Seasonal
B
Perennial
C
Glacier-fed
D
Tidal
Question 78Single Answer
The river basin is defined as?
A
The area drained by a river and its tributaries
B
Only the river channel
C
Only the source of the river
D
Only the delta
Question 79Single Answer
Watershed is?
A
The dividing line between two river basins
B
The river mouth
C
River delta
D
River source
Question 80Single Answer
The Ganga river originates from?
A
Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand
B
Yamunotri Glacier
C
Nanda Devi
D
Kedarnath
Question 81Single Answer
The Yamuna river originates from?
A
Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand
B
Gangotri Glacier
C
Satluj
D
Brahmaputra
Question 82Single Answer
The Brahmaputra river originates from?
A
Tibet (Angsi Glacier)
B
Himalayas, India
C
Deccan Plateau
D
Western Ghats
Question 83Single Answer
The major Himalayan rivers are part of which river system?
A
Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra
B
Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri
C
Narmada, Tapi
D
Mahanadi, Brahmani
Question 84Single Answer
The Indus river originates from?
A
Tibet (Ladakh region)
B
Gangotri Glacier
C
Satluj
D
Yamunotri Glacier
Question 85Single Answer
The Indus river basin is located in?
A
Northwestern India and Pakistan
B
Eastern India
C
Southern India
D
Central India
Question 86Single Answer
The Ganga river basin is shared by how many states?
A
11
B
9
C
7
D
8
Question 87Single Answer
The Brahmaputra river basin lies in?
A
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Bangladesh
B
Gujarat only
C
Rajasthan only
D
Maharashtra only
Question 88Single Answer
The major Peninsular rivers flow into?
A
Bay of Bengal or Arabian Sea
B
Only Bay of Bengal
C
Only Arabian Sea
D
Only lakes
Question 89Single Answer
East-flowing Peninsular rivers include?
A
Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri
B
Narmada, Tapi
C
Ganga, Yamuna
D
Brahmaputra only
Question 90Single Answer
West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India include?
A
Narmada, Tapi, Mahi, Sharavathi
B
Godavari, Krishna
C
Ganga, Yamuna
D
Brahmaputra
Question 91Single Answer
The Narmada river flows into?
A
Arabian Sea
B
Bay of Bengal
C
Indian Ocean
D
Gulf of Mannar
Question 92Single Answer
The Tapi river flows into?
A
Arabian Sea
B
Bay of Bengal
C
Indian Ocean
D
Gulf of Kutch
Question 93Single Answer
Rivers of Uttarakhand include?
A
Ganga, Yamuna, Bhagirathi, Alaknanda
B
Godavari only
C
Krishna only
D
Brahmaputra only
Question 94Single Answer
Alaknanda and Bhagirathi join at?
A
Devprayag
B
Rishikesh
C
Haridwar
D
Allahabad
Question 95Single Answer
Haridwar is significant because?
A
Ganga emerges from the mountains into the plains
B
Source of Yamuna
C
Delta of Brahmaputra
D
Narmada flows into sea
Question 96Single Answer
The concept of drainage density refers to?
A
Total length of streams per unit area
B
Depth of river
C
Width of river
D
Annual rainfall
Question 97Single Answer
The term "river regime" refers to?
A
Seasonal variation in river discharge
B
River width
C
River length
D
Delta formation
Question 98Single Answer
The Ganga river is primarily fed by?
A
Glacial melt and rainfall
B
Only rainfall
C
Underground springs
D
Lakes
Question 99Single Answer
The Brahmaputra river has which drainage pattern in India?
A
Meandering in the Assam valley
B
Braided only
C
Straight
D
Dendritic
Question 100Single Answer
The Peninsular rivers originate from?
A
Western Ghats or central highlands
B
Himalayas
C
Tibet
D
Eastern Ghats only
Question 101Single Answer
The Deccan rivers are mostly?
A
Non-perennial and rain-fed
B
Glacial-fed
C
Tidal
D
Underground
Question 102Single Answer
The Krishna river originates from?
A
Western Ghats (Mahayogi hills, Maharashtr
Question 103Single Answer
The Godavari river is known as?
A
Dakshin Ganga (Ganga of the South)
B
Northern Ganga
C
Western Ganga
D
Eastern Ganga
Question 104Single Answer
The term "river capture" refers to?
A
When a river changes its course and drains into another river
B
River drying up
C
Flooding
D
River delta formation
Question 105Single Answer
The formation of deltas is common in?
A
East-flowing rivers
B
West-flowing rivers
C
Himalayan rivers
D
Desert rivers
Question 106Single Answer
The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta is located in?
A
West Bengal and Bangladesh
B
Odisha only
C
Maharashtra only
D
Kerala only
Question 107Single Answer
The Peninsular rivers are characterized by?
A
Steep gradient at origin, gentle gradient at mouth
B
Uniform gradient
C
Only braided rivers
D
Only perennial rivers
Question 108Single Answer
The Satluj river originates from?
A
Tibet
B
Western Ghats
C
Himalayas of Uttarakhand
D
Deccan Plateau
Question 109Single Answer
The rivers of Uttarakhand contribute primarily to which river system?
A
Ganga
B
Godavari
C
Narmada
D
Krishna
Question 110Single Answer
Rivers like Narmada and Tapi flow through which type of valley?
A
Rift valley
B
Alluvial valley
C
Glacial valley
D
Floodplain
Question 111Single Answer
Tributaries of Ganga include?
A
Yamuna, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi
B
Godavari only
C
Krishna only
D
Narmada only
Question 112Single Answer
Tributaries of Yamuna include?
A
Chambal, Betwa, Ken
B
Godavari only
C
Narmada only
D
Kaveri only
Question 113Single Answer
The term "drainage pattern" refers to?
A
Geometrical arrangement of rivers and their tributaries
B
Soil types
C
Forest types
D
Climate
Question 114Single Answer
Dendritic drainage pattern resembles?
A
Tree-like branching
B
Parallel lines
C
Radial lines
D
Rectangular pattern
Question 115Single Answer
Trellis drainage pattern is associated with?
A
Folded mountains
B
Plateaus
C
Plains
D
Deserts
Question 116Single Answer
Radial drainage pattern is seen in?
A
Volcanic cones and dome-shaped hills
B
Floodplains
C
Plateaus
D
Plains
Question 117Single Answer
Parallel drainage pattern is seen in?
A
Regions of uniform slope
B
Folded mountains
C
Plains only
D
Coastal areas
Question 118Single Answer
Rectangular drainage pattern develops along?
A
Jointed rocks
B
Glaciers
C
Deltas
D
Deserts
Question 119Single Answer
Rivers originating in Uttarakhand are mostly?
A
Himalayan rivers
B
Peninsular rivers
C
Seasonal rivers
D
Desert rivers
Question 120Single Answer
The Alaknanda river is joined by which major tributary?
A
Dhauliganga
B
Kosi
C
Godavari
D
Tapi
Question 121Single Answer
The Bhagirathi river originates from?
A
Gangotri Glacier
B
Yamunotri Glacier
C
Brahmaputra source
D
Western Ghats
Question 122Single Answer
The Mandakini river originates from?
A
Kedarnath region, Uttarakhand
B
Gangotri Glacier
C
Yamunotri Glacier
D
Satluj source
Question 123Single Answer
The rivers of Uttarakhand are vital for?
A
Hydroelectric power and irrigation
B
Desert formation
C
Mining
D
Trade only
Question 124Single Answer
River terraces are common in?
A
Himalayan rivers
B
Peninsular rivers
C
Desert rivers
D
Coastal rivers
Question 125Single Answer
River meanders are common in?
A
Plains
B
Mountains
C
Plateaus
D
Deltas
Question 126Single Answer
Flood plains develop due to?
A
Deposition by rivers over time
B
Erosion only
C
Volcanic activity
D
Earthquakes
Question 127Single Answer
The concept of watershed is important for?
A
Flood control and water management
B
Soil fertility only
C
Forest management only
D
Agriculture only
Question 128Single Answer
Drainage basin management includes?
A
Soil and water conservation, pollution control, and flood management
B
Only forestry
C
Only mining
D
Only irrigation
Question 129Single Answer
The Brahmaputra is known for?
A
Braided channels in the Assam valley
B
Delta formation in Rajasthan
C
Steep gorges in South India
D
Underground flow
Question 130Single Answer
Himalayan rivers are suitable for?
A
Hydropower generation
B
Desert irrigation
C
Coastal navigation
D
Salt extraction
Question 131Single Answer
Peninsular rivers are mainly useful for?
A
Irrigation
B
Navigation only
C
Hydropower only
D
Mining only
Question 132Single Answer
Major rivers of Uttarakhand contributing to Ganga include?
A
Alaknanda, Bhagirathi, Mandakini, Pindar
B
Godavari only
C
Krishna only
D
Narmada only
Question 133Single Answer
Rivers of Uttarakhand originate mainly from?
A
Glaciers of the Himalayas
B
Deccan Plateau
C
Western Ghats
D
Thar Desert
Question 134Single Answer
River confluences in Uttarakhand are known as?
A
Prayags
B
Deltas
C
Estuaries
D
Lakes
Question 135Single Answer
Rishikesh is located on the banks of?
A
Ganga river
B
Yamuna river
C
Brahmaputra river
D
Godavari river
Question 136Single Answer
Haridwar is known as?
A
Gateway of Ganga to the plains
B
Source of Yamuna
C
Delta of Ganga
D
Tributary of Brahmaputra
Question 137Single Answer
River capture leads to?
A
Transfer of water from one basin to another
B
Formation of delta only
C
River drying
D
Floodplain erosion
Question 138Single Answer
Floodplain soils are called?
A
Alluvial soils
B
Black soils
C
Red soils
D
Laterite soils
Question 139Single Answer
River terraces are formed due to?
A
Changes in river discharge and erosion-deposition cycles
B
Volcanic eruptions
C
Tidal activity
D
Desertification
Question 140Single Answer
The term "interfluve" refers to?
A
The area between two rivers
B
River delta
C
River mouth
D
Floodplain
Question 141Single Answer
The major Himalayan rivers have which type of valley?
A
V-shaped
B
U-shaped
C
Wide flat valley
D
Delta
Question 142Single Answer
Peninsular rivers have which type of valley?
A
Broad and shallow
B
V-shaped
C
Glacial valley
D
Braided valley
Question 143Single Answer
Rivers like Narmada and Tapi flow through which type of depression?
A
Rift valley
B
Folded valley
C
Glacial valley
D
Coastal plain
Question 144Single Answer
The Brahmaputra river has which type of delta?
A
Estuarine delta
B
Arcuate delta
C
Bird’s foot delta
D
No delta
Question 145Single Answer
Floods in India are caused mainly by?
A
Heavy monsoon rainfall
B
Glaciers only
C
Earthquakes only
D
Coastal tides only
Question 146Single Answer
Watersheds help in?
A
Managing water resources
B
Mining only
C
Road construction only
D
Soil fertility only
Question 147Single Answer
The major river basins of India are?
A
Ganga, Brahmaputra, Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Narmada, Tapi
B
Only Ganga and Brahmaputra
C
Only Godavari and Krishna
D
Only Narmada and Tapi
Question 148Single Answer
Drainage management in Uttarakhand is important due to?
A
Floods, hydropower potential, and agriculture
B
Desert formation only
C
Coastal erosion only
D
Mining only
Question 149Single Answer
India’s climate is primarily classified as?
A
Tropical monsoon
B
Temperate
C
Polar
D
Mediterranean
Question 150Single Answer
The Indian climate is influenced by?
A
Latitude, altitude, distance from sea, relief, and pressure systems
