1. What bounds India on its northern frontiers?
a) Ladakh
b) Great Himalayas
c) Karakoram
d) Pangong
ANSWER: b) Great Himalayas
India is the seventh largest and the second most populous nation of the world. The Great Himalayas bounds India on its northern frontiers. It stretches southwards and beyond the Tropic of Cancer, it narrows down to form the Great Indian Peninsula which ends up in the Indian Ocean with Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) as its southernmost tip.
2. The Indo-Gangetic Plains are formed by the basins of three distinct river systems. Which are they?
a) the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra.
b) the Indus, the Ganges and the Yamuna.
c) the Indus, the Ganges and the Narmada.
d) the Indus, the Ganges and the Krishna.
ANSWER: a) the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra.
The Indo-Gangetic Plains, about 2,400 km long and 240 to 320 km broad, are formed by the basins of three distinct river systems: the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra. They are one of the most densely populated areas on earth.
3. What forms the southern point of the Peninsular plateau?
a) Nilgiri Hills
b) Cardamom Hills
c) Aravalli Hills
d) Kanchenjunga
ANSWER: a) Nilgiri Hills
The Nilgiri Hills forms the southern point of the plateau where Eastern and Western Ghats meet.
4. Which among the following is regarded as a continuation of the Western Ghats?
a) Nilgiri Hills
b) Cardamom Hills
c) Aravalli Hills
d) Kanchenjunga
ANSWER: b) Cardamom Hills
The Cardomom Hills that lie beyond the southern point of the Peninsular plateau is regarded as a continuation of the Western Ghats.
5. Which is the largest river basin in India?
a) Ganga
b) Godavari
c) Indus
d) Krishna
ANSWER: a) Ganga
The largest river basin in India is Ganga basin, which receives waters from an area of about one-quarter of the total area of India. The Himalayas in the north and the Vindhya mountains in the south define its boundaries.
a) Ladakh
b) Great Himalayas
c) Karakoram
d) Pangong
ANSWER: b) Great Himalayas
India is the seventh largest and the second most populous nation of the world. The Great Himalayas bounds India on its northern frontiers. It stretches southwards and beyond the Tropic of Cancer, it narrows down to form the Great Indian Peninsula which ends up in the Indian Ocean with Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) as its southernmost tip.
2. The Indo-Gangetic Plains are formed by the basins of three distinct river systems. Which are they?
a) the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra.
b) the Indus, the Ganges and the Yamuna.
c) the Indus, the Ganges and the Narmada.
d) the Indus, the Ganges and the Krishna.
ANSWER: a) the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra.
The Indo-Gangetic Plains, about 2,400 km long and 240 to 320 km broad, are formed by the basins of three distinct river systems: the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra. They are one of the most densely populated areas on earth.
3. What forms the southern point of the Peninsular plateau?
a) Nilgiri Hills
b) Cardamom Hills
c) Aravalli Hills
d) Kanchenjunga
ANSWER: a) Nilgiri Hills
The Nilgiri Hills forms the southern point of the plateau where Eastern and Western Ghats meet.
4. Which among the following is regarded as a continuation of the Western Ghats?
a) Nilgiri Hills
b) Cardamom Hills
c) Aravalli Hills
d) Kanchenjunga
ANSWER: b) Cardamom Hills
The Cardomom Hills that lie beyond the southern point of the Peninsular plateau is regarded as a continuation of the Western Ghats.
5. Which is the largest river basin in India?
a) Ganga
b) Godavari
c) Indus
d) Krishna
ANSWER: a) Ganga
The largest river basin in India is Ganga basin, which receives waters from an area of about one-quarter of the total area of India. The Himalayas in the north and the Vindhya mountains in the south define its boundaries.
