Chapter-2 [Structure and Physiography [ UNIT II: PHYSIOGRAPHY]]
1. The earth is approximately -------- million years old.
a) 200
b) 360
c) 460
d) 600
Answer. c) 460
2. Based on the variations in its geological structure and formations, India can be divided into three
geological divisions. Which of the following is not a major geological division of India.
a) Himalayas and other Peninsular Mountains
b) Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra plain
c) The Peninsular Block
d) Great Indian desert
Answer. d) Great Indian desert
3. Desert of Rajasthan is part of which geological division?
a) Himalayas and other Peninsular Mountains
b) Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra plain
c) The Peninsular Block
d) None
Answer. c) The Peninsular Block
4. Which rift valleys are created due to vertical movements and block faulting of Peninsular block?
a) Rift valleys of the Narmada and the Tapi
b) the Mahanadi and the Satpura block mountains
c) Both a & b
d) None
Answer. c) Both a & b
5. Which of the following is not an important feature of the youthful stage of landform?
a) fast-flowing river
b) shallow and wide valley
c) waterfall
d) V-shaped valley
Answer. b) shallow and wide valley
6. Third phase of the Himalayan mountain formation approximately --------- million years ago.
a) 54
b) 64
c) 83
d) 94
Answer. b) 64
7. Average depth of alluvial deposits in Indo-Gangetic plains is--------.
a) 500-1000 m
b) 1000-1500 m
c) 1000-2000 m
d) 1500-2500 m
Answer. c) 1000-2000 m
8. -------------- of an area is the outcome of structure, process, and the stage of development.
a) Relief
b) landform
c) Physiography
d) development
Answer. c) Physiography
9. India has how many physiographic divisions?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
Answer. c) 6; The northern and north-eastern hills, northern plains, peninsular plateau, Indian desert, coastal plains, and Islands.
10. Which Indian state will you find the Kathiawar peninsula?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Telangana
Answer. b) Gujarat; Kathiawar peninsula is also called Saurashtra.
11. Which of the following is the easternmost hill?
a) Satmala Hills
b) Ajanta Hills
c) Mahadeo Hills
d) Maikala Ranges
Answer. d) Maikala Ranges
12. Which of the following is the westernmost hill?
a) Satmala Hills
b) Ajanta Hills
c) Mahadeo Hills
d) Maikala Ranges
Answer. a) Satmala Hills
13. Which of the following rivers flow between the Vindhya Range and the Satpura range?
a) Mahi river
b) Narmada river
c) Tapi river
d) Sabarmati river
Answer. b) Narmada river
14. Which of the following rivers flow between the Ajanta and the Satpura range?
a) Mahi river
b) Narmada river
c) Tapi river
d) Sabarmati river
Answer. c) Tapi river
15. Which of the following is not a west-flowing river?
a) Mahi river
b) Narmada river
c) Tapi river
d) Son river
Answer. d) Son river
16. Which of the following is the westernmost river?
a) Mahi river
b) Narmada river
c) Tapi river
d) Luni river
Answer. d) Luni river
17. Which of the following is the westernmost river?
a) Mahi river
b) Narmada river
c) Tapi river
d) Sabarmati river
Answer. d) Sabarmati river
18. Kamet peak is located in which state?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Sikkim
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer. b) Uttarakhand; Kamet is the second highest peak of Uttarakhand after Nanda Devi.
19. Which of the following plateau is located between the Bundelkhand Plateau and the Chota Nagpur Plateau?
a) Malwa Plateau
b) Baghelkhand Plateau
c) Deccan Trap
d) Meghalaya Plateau
Answer. b) Baghelkhand Plateau
20. The approximate length of the Great Himalayan range is ---------- km from east to west.
a) 1500 km
b) 2000 km
c) 2500 km
d) 3000 km
Answer. c) 2500 km
21. Which of the following is part of the Kashmir Himalayas?
a) Karakoram, Ladakh, and Zaskar
b) Pir Panjal
c) Great Himalaya which lies in Kashmir
d) All of the above
Answer. d) All of the above
22. Indian Cold desert lies between--------.
a) Ladakh and Karakoram range
b) Zaskar range and Karakoram
c) Great Himalyas and Karakoram range
d) Great Himalaya and Pir Panjal range
Answer. c) Cold desert lies between Great Himalyas and Karakoram range.
23. World famous valley of Kashmir lies between -----------------.
a) Ladakh and Karakoram range
b) Zaskar range and Karakoram
c) Great Himalyas and Karakoram range
d) Great Himalaya and Pir Panjal range
Answer. d) Great Himalaya and Pir Panjal range
24. The famous Dal lake is located between--------------.
a) Ladakh and Karakoram range
b) Zaskar range and Karakoram
c) Great Himalyas and Karakoram range
d) Great Himalaya and Pir Panjal range
Answer. d) Great Himalaya and Pir Panjal range
25. Baltoro and Siachen glaciers are found in which the Himalayas?
a) Kashmir Himalayas
b) Himachal Himalaya
c) Darjiling Himalaya
d) Arunachal Himalaya
Answer. a) Kashmir Himalayas
26. Karewas are the thick deposits of --------------- clay.
a) Glacial
b) Alluvial
c) Desert
d) Sediments
Answer. a) Glacial
27. Zoji La pass is located in which mountain range?
a) Great Himalayas
b) Pir Panjal
c) Ladakh range
d) Zaskar Range
Answer. a) Great Himalayas
28. Banihal pass is located in which mountain range?
a) Great Himalayas
b) Pir Panjal
c) Ladakh range
d) Zaskar Range
Answer. b) Pir Panjal
29. "Photu La" is located in which mountain range?
a) Great Himalayas
b) Pir Panjal
c) Ladakh range
d) Zaskar Range
Answer. d) Zaskar Range
30. Khardung La is located in which mountain range?
a) Great Himalayas
b) Pir Panjal
c) Ladakh range
d) Zaskar Range
Answer. c) Ladakh range
31. Which of the following is not a salt lake ?
a) Sambhar lake
b) Pangong Tso
c) Tso Moriri
d) Chilika Lake
Answer. d) Chilika Lake is a brackish lake, not a salt lake.
32. Srinagar, the capital city of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is located on the banks of ---------------- river.
a) Indus
b) Jhelum
c) Ravi
d) Satluj
Answer. b) Jhelum
33. Which of the following Himalayas is found between the Indus and Ravi rivers?
a) Kashmir Himalaya
b) Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalaya
c) Nepal Himalaya
d) Assam Himalaya
Answer. a) Kashmir Himalaya
34. Which of the following Himalayas is found between Ravi in the west and the Kali (a tributary of Ghaghara) in the east?
a) Kashmir Himalaya
b) Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalaya
c) Nepal Himalaya
d) Assam Himalaya
Answer. b) Himachal and Uttarakhand Himalaya
35. Which of the following is not correctly matched about the local name of lesser Himalayas?
(Local Name) : ( State/UT)
a) Pir Panjal: Jammu and Kashmir
b) Dhaoladhar: Himachal Pradesh
c) Nagtibha : Uttarakhand
d) Shiwalik: Ladakh
Answer. d) Shiwalik : Ladakh
36. Valley of Flowers is located in which state?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Sikkim
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer. b) Uttarakhand
37. Bugyals is an example of?
a) Tribes
b) Peak
c) Meadow
d) Valley
Answer. c) Meadow; Bugyals is famous for summer grasslands or alpine grassland in the upper reach (3000-4000 m) of the Himalayas.
38. Lepcha tribes are found in which state?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Sikkim
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Answer. c) Sikkim
39. Which of the following is a left-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra river?
a) Lohit
b) Subansiri
c) Kameng
d) Barak
Answer. a) Lohit
40. Which of the following is the westernmost river?
a) Lohit
b) Subansiri
c) Kameng
d) Dihang
Answer. c) Kameng
41. Lushai hills are located in which state?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Nagaland
c) Manipur
d) Mizoram
Answer. d) Mizoram
42. Loktak is located in which state?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Nagaland
c) Manipur
d) Mizoram
Answer. c) Manipur
43. Which state is also known as the Molasses basin?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Nagaland
c) Manipur
d) Mizoram
Answer. d) Mizoram
44. Chindwin river is in which state?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Nagaland
c) Manipur
d) Mizoram
Answer. c) Manipur
45. Northern plains extend approximately ------------ km from the east to the west.
a) 2400 km
b) 3000 km
c) 3400 km
d) 3600 km
Answer. c) 3400 km
46. The average width of northern plains varies between ------------ km.
a) 100-200
b) 150-300
c) 200-400
d) 400-500
Answer. b) 150-300
47. -----------is a narrow belt ranging between 8-10 km parallel to the Shiwalik foothills.
a) Bhabar
b) Bangar
c) Terai
d) Khadar
Answer. a) Bhabar
48. South of the Bhabar is the ----------belt with an approximate width of 10-20 km.
a) Bhabar
b) Bangar
c) Terai
d) Khadar
Answer. c) Terai
49. Rising from the height of 150 m above the river plains up to an elevation of 600-900 m are the irregular triangle is known as?
a) Northern Plain
b) Northern Desert
c) Peninsular Plateau
d) Northern Mountains
Answer. c) Peninsular Plateau
50. Which of the following is not part of the Peninsular Plateau?
a) The Deccan Plateau
b) The Central Highlands
c) The Northeastern Plateau
d) Puruvanchal Hills
Answer. d) Puruvanchal Hills
51. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(Local name of western ghats): State
a) Sahyadri: Maharashtra
b) Nilgiri hills: Karnataka
c) Anaimalai hills and Cardamom hills: Kerala
d) Anaimalai hills : Tamil Nadu
Answer. d) Nilgiri hills : Tamil Nadu
52. the average elevation of western ghats is about --------- m with the height increasing from north to south.
a) 1500
b) 2000
c) 2500
d) 3000
Answer. a) 1500
53. The highest peak of the western ghat is------------.
a) Anaimudi
b) Mahendra Giri
c) Dodabetta
d) Nilgiri hills
Answer. a) Anaimudi (2695)
54. The Eastern and the Western Ghats meet each other at the ------------.
a) Anaimudi
b) Mahendra Giri
c) Dodabetta
d) Nilgiri hills
Answer. d) Nilgiri hills
55. ------------ is the only significant tributary of the river Chambal originates from the Aravalli in the west.
a) Ket
b) Betwa
c) Banas
d) Son
Answer. c) Banas
56. Kayals (backwaters) are important features of -----------.
a) Kathiyawar coast
b) Konkan coast
c) Goan Coast
d) Malabar coast
Answer. d) Malabar coast
57. Andaman in the north and the Nicobar in the south are divided by?
a) Palk strait
b) 8 degrees channel
c) 9 degrees channel
d) 10 degrees channel
Answer. d) 10 degrees channel
58. ---------- island, the only active volcano in India is also situated in the Nicobar Islands.
a) Swaraj
b) Barren
c) Hawai
c) Nilgiri
Answer. b) Barren
59. Which of the following is not correctly matched.
(Highest Peak): Location
a) Saddle peak( 738 m): North Andaman
b) Mount Diavolo (515 m): Middle Andaman
c) Mount Koyob(460m): South Andaman
d) Mount Thuiller( 642m): Little Nicobar
Answer. d) Mount Thuiller( 642m): Great Nicobar
60. In which part of the Himalayas do we find the Karewa formation?
a) North-eastern Himalayas
b) Himachal-Uttarakhand Himalayas
c) Eastern Himalayas
d) Kashmir Himalayas
Answer. d) Kashmir Himalayas
61. In which of the following states is Loktak lake situated?
a) Kerala
b) Uttarakhand
c) Manipur
d) Rajasthan
Answer. c) Manipur
62. Which one of the water bodies separates the Andaman from the Nicobar?
a) 11° Channel
b) Gulf of Mannar
c) 10° Channel
d) the Andaman Sea
Answer. c) 10° Channel
63. On which of the following hill range is the ‘Dodabeta’ peak situated?
a) Nilgiri hills
b) Anaimalai hills
c) Cardamom hills
d) Nallamala hills
Answer. a) Nilgiri hills
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Chapter-wise MCQ of India Physical Environment[ Class-11]:
- Chapter-1[India — Location [ Unit-I : Introduction]]
- Chapter-2 [Structure and Physiography [ UNIT II: PHYSIOGRAPHY]]
- Chapter-3 [Drainage System [ UNIT II: PHYSIOGRAPHY]]
- Chapter-4[ Climate [ UNIT III: CLIMATE, VEGETATION, AND SOIL]]
- Chapter 5 - Natural Vegetation [ UNIT III: CLIMATE, VEGETATION, AND SOIL]
- Chapter 6 - Soils [ UNIT III: CLIMATE, VEGETATION, AND SOIL]
- Chapter 7 -Natural Hazards and Disasters [ UNIT IV: NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND MANAGEMENT]
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