This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Physical > Physical Features Of India – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physical Features Of India Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the following is not a himalayan range A) Himadri. B) Himachal. C) Musoorie. D) Shiwaliks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Musoorie. 2. The most rugged range of Haimalayas. A) The Himachal. B) The Himadri. C) The Shivaliks. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Himachal. 3. When was the Suez-Canal brought into use? A) 1917. B) 1869. C) 1848. D) 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1869. 4. Coromandal coast is located in A) Karnataka. B) Odisha. C) Kerala. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tamil Nadu. 5. What name is used for land between two rivers? A) Pass. B) Doab. C) Valley. D) Range. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doab. 6. The part of plateau above the narmada river is called A) Deccan plateau. B) Central highlands. C) Satpura plateau. D) Southern plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central highlands. 7. Land area of India A) 1.4 billion. B) 8.47 million. C) 3.28 million. D) 2.4 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3.28 million. 8. ..... is an active Volcano in India. A) Karavati. B) Barren Island. C) Indira Point. D) Anamudi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barren Island. 9. The moving away of plates wth each other form A) Parallel boundary. B) Convergent boundary. C) Transform boundary. D) Divergent boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divergent boundary. 10. Peninsular Plateau was formed due to ..... A) The Drifting of Pangea. B) The Breaking and Drifting of Gondwana Land. C) The Drifting of Angara landmass. D) The Drifting of all the Seven Continents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Breaking and Drifting of Gondwana Land. 11. The part of Himalayas lying between Tista and Dihang rivers is A) Assam Himalaya. B) Kumaon Himalaya. C) Purvanchal. D) Punjab Himalaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assam Himalaya. 12. What kind of soil is Northern Plains formed of? A) Black soil. B) Alkaline soil. C) Alluvial soil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alluvial soil. 13. The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the ..... borders of India. A) Southern. B) Western. C) Northern. D) Eastern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Northern. 14. The core of greater himalayas (himadri) is composed with? A) Granite. B) Ingenious rocks. C) Magma. D) Metamorphic rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Granite. 15. The deposition of alluvium in the vast basin lying at the ..... over millions of year, formed the Northern Plains. A) Himachal. B) Western Ghats. C) Foothill of the Himalayas. D) Top of the mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foothill of the Himalayas. 16. Consider the following statements:Assertion (A):In general, the flow of peninsular rivers is from west to east.Reason (R):The general elevation of the peninsular plateau is from the west to the east. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true, but R is false. D) A is false, but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 17. According to the 'Theory of Plate Tectonics, ' the earth's crust is formed of how many major plates? A) Seven. B) Five. C) Ten. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seven. 18. Which of the following does not come under the area of central highlands? A) Chota nagpur plateau. B) Aravali hills. C) Vindhya hills. D) Mahadev hlls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mahadev hlls. 19. Which one of the following is not the relief feature of northern plains? A) Bhabar. B) Terai. C) Plateau. D) Khadar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plateau. 20. One of the oldest Land forms in India:- A) Northern Plains. B) Himalayas. C) Peninsular Plateau. D) Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peninsular Plateau. 21. The Andaman Islands are in the . A) Bay of Bengal. B) Indian Ocean. C) Arabian Sea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bay of Bengal. 22. The Himalayas represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of the ..... A) World. B) Asia. C) India. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) World. 23. Which plains in india are reffered to as the granaries of the country . A) Coastal plains. B) Eastern plains. C) Northern plains. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Northern plains. 24. Lake Chilika lies in the state of ..... A) Maharashtra. B) GUJARAT. C) Bihar. D) Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orissa. 25. How broad is the Northern Plains? A) 80 km-100 km. B) 120 km-230 km. C) 340 km-360 km. D) 240 km-320 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 240 km-320 km. 26. Which of the following divisions of India has the oldest landmass? A) The Northern Plains. B) The Peninsular Plateau. C) The Indian Desert. D) The Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Peninsular Plateau. 27. The Himalayas cover a distance of ..... kilometres. A) 4000. B) 3200. C) 2400. D) 1600. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2400. 28. Which river is the eastern most boundary of himalayas? A) Indus river. B) Kosi river. C) Brahmaputra river. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmaputra river. 29. Which of these is not a major river of the Northern Plains? A) Brahmaputra. B) Indus. C) Narmada. D) Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narmada. 30. Name the huge ancient land mass which consisted of India, Australia, Africa, South America and Antarctica as one single land mass A) Angara land. B) Khatian land. C) Gondwana land. D) Eurasian land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gondwana land. 31. Which is the only large river in the indian desert A) Ganga. B) Mahanadi. C) Godavari. D) Luni. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Luni. 32. Name the largest country adjacent to India A) China. B) Pakistan. C) Nepal. D) Bhutan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 33. The hills running form north eastern states are mostly composed of? A) Granite. B) Gravel. C) Mud. D) Sandstone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sandstone. 34. The northern most part of Western Coastal Plains is known as ..... A) Malabar. B) Konkan. C) Kannad. D) Northern Circar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Konkan. 35. The highest peak of Western Ghats. A) Doda Betta. B) Mahendragiri. C) Annaimudi. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Annaimudi. 36. Major rivers forming northern plains: A) Kaveri, Satluj, Ganga. B) Krishna, Kaveri, Brahmaputra. C) Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganga, Brahmaputra, Indus. 37. What is the largest riverine island in the world? A) Kali. B) Jhelum. C) Majuli. D) Ravi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Majuli. 38. The belt in which rivers or stream disappear? A) Khader. B) Bhanger. C) Terai. D) Bhabar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bhabar. 39. In which continent our country is situated? A) Antarctica. B) Australia. C) Africa. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asia. 40. Which physical division of India lies to the North-West in Rajasthan? A) Himalayas. B) Indian desert. C) Northern plains. D) Peninsular plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian desert. 41. Which of the following ranges are not part of the Lesser Himalayas or Himachal? A) Pir Panjal. B) Mahabharat. C) Kamet. D) Dhaula Dhar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kamet. 42. What is the locally name of the wet and swampy belt of the Northern plains? A) Doab. B) Chaos. C) Bhangar. D) Terai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Terai. 43. Which is the largest inhabited riverine island in the world A) I don't know. B) Majuli. C) Nongkhnum. D) Sunderban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Majuli. 44. ..... are the most recent landform. A) Coastal Plains. B) Peninsular Plateau. C) The Indian Desert. D) Northern Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Northern Plains. 45. Name the outermost range of Himalayas.(Lower) A) Purvanchal. B) Himadari. C) Himachal. D) Shivalik. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himadari. 46. Choose the correct option. Which plateau lies between the Aravali and the Vindhyan ranges? A) Peninsular Plateau. B) Deccan Plateau. C) Chotanagpur Plateau. D) Malwa Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malwa Plateau. 47. Features of Western Ghats:- A) Located parallel to the west coast, rugged, and not that high. B) Located parallel to the west coast, continuous, high. C) Located parallel to the East coast, high, rugged. D) Located parallel to the East coast, rugged, not that high. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Located parallel to the west coast, continuous, high. 48. The earth surface has been divided into ..... tectonic plates. A) Seven. B) Six. C) Five. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seven. 49. The ..... Marks the eastern most boundary of the Himalayas A) Ganga. B) Yamuna. C) Brahmaputra. D) Kaveri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmaputra. 50. The Longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalayas & Shivalik known as A) Purvachal. B) Valley. C) Duns. D) Satluj. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Duns. 51. The wet and swampy belt of the Northern Region is known locally as: A) Doab. B) Bhabar. C) Bhangar. D) Terai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Terai. 52. The wet swampy and marshy region of of Northern plain A) Terai. B) Bhangar. C) Khadar. D) Bhabar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terai. 53. The greater himalayas are the highest mountains averaging over ..... meters A) 2500m. B) 1000m. C) 5000m. D) 6000m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6000m. 54. Which of the following ranges of the Himalayas are composed of unconsolidated sediments brought down byrivers? A) Ladhak Range. B) Karakoram Range. C) Shivalik Range. D) Pir Panjal Range. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shivalik Range. 55. The altitudinal variations are ..... in the eastern half than those in the western half. A) Smaller. B) Narrower. C) Wider. D) Greater. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greater. 56. It means an area watered by two rivers. A) Punjab. B) Doab. C) Delta. D) Meanders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doab. 57. Which two hills are located in the south-east of Eastern Ghats? A) Javadi Hills and Shevroy Hills. B) Mizo Hills and Naga Hills. C) Patkoi Hills and Manipuri Hills. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Javadi Hills and Shevroy Hills. 58. ..... has a rich soil cover combined with adequate water supply. A) Northern Plains. B) Chambal. C) Khadar. D) Chilika Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Northern Plains. 59. The Himalayan uplift out of the ..... sea. A) Arabian. B) Red. C) Mediterranean. D) Tethys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tethys. 60. There are ..... physical divisions in India A) 4. B) 6. C) 7. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesPhysical Features Of India Quiz 1Physical Features Of India Quiz 3Physical Features Of India Quiz 4Physical Features Of India Quiz 5Evolution Of India S Geological Structure QuizLocation And Structure Of India QuizPhysical Geography QuizPhysiographic Division Of India Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books