This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Geography > Physical Features Of India > Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which river has the largest basin in India? A) Kaveri. B) Ganga. C) Narmada. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganga. 2. Hills in East Ranges A) Mizo and Naga Hills. B) Tivo and fields. C) Mizo and AnaiMudi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mizo and Naga Hills. 3. What kind of soil is Northern Plains formed of? A) Black soil. B) Alkaline soil. C) Alluvial soil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alluvial soil. 4. A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred as. A) Coast. B) Island. C) Peninsula. D) Ghat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peninsula. 5. Large river in desert A) Monday. B) Indus. C) Bharmahaputra. D) Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monday. 6. Where is the Indian subcontinent located? A) South Asia. B) North Africa. C) North Asia. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South Asia. 7. Below are the two sentences-Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read them carefully and then tick the correct option.Assertion (A):Thar desert is an undulating sandy plain covered with sand dunes.Reason(R):This region receives very low rainfall below 150mm. per year. A) Both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A. C) Both are incorrect statements. D) Both are correct statements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. 8. The ..... comprises Patkai hills, Naga hills, Manipur hills, Mizo hills A) Himachal. B) Shivalik. C) Assam Himalayas. D) Purchalchal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purchalchal. 9. Complete the sentence: ..... range marks the northern boundary of the Deccan Plateau. A) Satpura. B) Vindhyas. C) Araqvallis. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satpura. 10. The most rugged range of Haimalayas. A) The Himachal. B) T hemadri. C) The shivaliks. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Himachal. 11. The Himalayan uplift out of the Tethys Sea and subsidence of the northern flank of the peninsular plateau resulted in the formation of a large basin. Which of the following physical divisions of India was formed due to filling up of this depression? A) The Peninsular Plateau. B) The Coastal Plains. C) The Himalayas. D) The Northern Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Northern Plains. 12. In which year were Minicoy, Amindive and Laccadive renamed as Lakshadweep? A) 1956. B) 1987. C) 1991. D) 1973. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1973. 13. HIMALAYAN DIVISION NORTH TO SOUTH IS AS FOLLOWS- A) Kumaon Himalayasya. B) Himadri, Himachal, Shiwaliks. C) NEPAL HIMALAYAS. D) PUNJAB HIMALAYAS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himadri, Himachal, Shiwaliks. 14. Which of the following is a part of Purvanchal? A) Mizo hills. B) Patkai hills. C) Naga hills. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 15. The longitudinal valleys lying between lesser Himalayas and Shivaliks are known as. A) Kangra Valley. B) Patkai bum. C) Passes. D) Duns. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Duns. 16. LONGEST RIVER IN THE PENINSULAR INDIA A) Gomti. B) KRISHNA. C) GODAVARI. D) KAVERI. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GODAVARI. 17. Black soil area- A) Deccan trap. B) Peninsular plateau. C) All of the above. D) Volcanic origin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 18. Some sections of desert in Rajasthan get water from A) Indira Gandhi Canal. B) Sutlej Basin. C) Narmada. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indira Gandhi Canal. 19. The important line of latitude which passes through the middle of India from east to west. A) Equator. B) Tropic of Cancer. C) Tropic of Capricorn. D) Arctic circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropic of Cancer. 20. Only active volcano in india A) Barren island. B) Bad island. C) Badas island. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barren island. 21. Which is the largest lake in India? A) Lake. B) Loktak Lake. C) Vembanad Lake. D) Wular Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lake. 22. Untilled wildlife sanctuaries located in in which of the following States? A) Kerala. B) Karnataka. C) Jharkhand. D) Sikkim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karnataka. 23. NAME THE LARGEST STATE IN INDIA A) RAJASTHAN. B) Madhya pradesh. C) Kerala. D) BIHAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RAJASTHAN. 24. The ..... is composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks with gently rising hills and wide valleys. A) Desert. B) Peninsular plateau. C) Himalayas. D) Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peninsular plateau. 25. Which of the following is the oldest dam in India? A) Somaima rest. B) Dantiwada Dam. C) Kadana Dum. D) Kallanai Dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kallanai Dam. 26. Tributaries of the Indus river ..... A) Yamuna. B) Honeycomb. C) Son. D) Lohit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Honeycomb. 27. ..... are short-lived microscopic organisms, which live in colonies. They flourish in shallow, mud free and warm waters A) Microbes. B) Polar Bears. C) Seahorse. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 28. What is the largest country in Asia? A) Siberia. B) Japan. C) Russia. D) South Korea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Russia. 29. Rainfall received by by the Indian Desert is A) Above 200 mm/year. B) Below 100 mm/year. C) Near 175 mm/year. D) Below 150 mm/year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Below 150 mm/year. 30. Pitti is located in A) Andaman and Nicobar islands. B) India. C) Lakshadweep. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lakshadweep. 31. HIMALAYAN DIVISION FROM WEST TO EAST IS AS FOLLOWS- A) Punjab Himalaya, Kumaon Himalaya, Nepal Himalaya, Assam Himalaya & Purvanchal and Eastern Hills. B) Himadri, Himachal & Shiveliks. C) WESTERN GHATS & EASTERN GHATS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Punjab Himalaya, Kumaon Himalaya, Nepal Himalaya, Assam Himalaya & Purvanchal and Eastern Hills. 32. The Indian Desert lies towards the western margins of- A) Himalayan Hills. B) Aravalli hills. C) Deccan Plateau. D) Eastern Ghats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aravalli hills. 33. The part of the Himalayas lying between ..... and Satluj has been traditionally known as Punjab Himalayas. A) Indus. B) Teesta. C) When. D) Kali. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus. 34. Deccan plateau has a ..... landmass? A) Conical. B) Triangular. C) Curved. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triangular. 35. Area of land completely surrounded by water. A) Island. B) Peninsula. C) Volcano. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Island. 36. Of.Height of Himachal A) 3700m-4500m. B) 3600m-4700m. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3700m-4500m. 37. Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move? A) Inner Core. B) Crust. C) Mantle. D) Outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mantle. 38. Which is the largest inhabited riverine island in the world A) Nongkhahnum. B) Sunderban. C) I don't know. D) Majuli. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Majuli. 39. Which of the following countries was not a part of the ancient landmass of Gondwana land A) South America. B) India. C) Australia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Europe. 40. AVERAGE HEIGHT OF HIMACHAL A) 3700 METRES-4500 METRES. B) 8000 METRES-5670 METRES. C) 8907 METRES-6789 METRES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3700 METRES-4500 METRES. 41. What is the highest mountain range in India? A) Himalayas. B) Rocky Mountains. C) Alps. D) Andes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayas. 42. ..... ARE CRESENT-SHAPED DUNES FOUND IN THE INDIAN DESERT. THEY ARE FOUND IN ..... A) DUNES, TAJAKISTAN. B) Thar, Malabar. C) BARCHANS, TAISMLER. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BARCHANS, TAISMLER. 43. What is highest point in India A) The Alphs. B) I leave Barwa. C) There is a. D) Everest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is a. 44. Nepal Himalayas are located between which two rivers? A) Indus-time. B) Brahmaputra-Indus. C) Kali-Tista. D) Sutlej-Brahmaputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kali-Tista. 45. A part of Himalayas lying between ..... & ..... Rivers are known as Punjab Himalaya A) Indus & Satluj. B) Kali & Testa. C) Teesta & When. D) Satluj & Kali. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus & Satluj. 46. Best country in the world A) India. B) Usa. C) China. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India. 47. Himalayas form an arc, which covers a distance of about ..... Km. A) 2200. B) 2, 400. C) 2100. D) 2300. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2, 400. 48. Himalayas width varies from 400 Km in ..... to 150 Km in ..... A) Punjab; Assam. B) Assam; Punjab. C) Arunachal Pradesh;Kashmir. D) Kashmir;Arunachal Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kashmir;Arunachal Pradesh. 49. The Central island lies to the ..... of the Narmada river A) North. B) East. C) West. D) South. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North. 50. Which of the following is not the feature of desert? A) Sand dunes. B) Barchans. C) Oasis. D) Mango tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mango tree. 51. NAME OF THE COUNTRIES INCLUDED IN GONDWANA LAND A) INDIA, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA. B) INDIA, RUSSIA, EUROPE, SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) INDIA, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA. 52. The northern plains can be divided into ..... regions. A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 53. According to the 'Theory of Plate Tectonics, ' the movement of the plates result in some geological activity. Which one of the following is not such a geological activity? A) Volcanic activity. B) Glaciation. C) Faulting. D) Folding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glaciation. 54. The rivers in their lower course split into numerous channels due to the deposition of silt. These channels are known as ..... A) Tributaries. B) Distributaries. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distributaries. 55. Kanniyakumari is the Southernmost tip of the mainland. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. Which of the following ranges are not part of the Lesser Himalayas or Himachal? A) Mahabharat. B) (a) A Pans. C) Kamet. D) Dhaula dhar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kamet. 57. NARROW VALLEYS IN SHIWALIK ARE CALLED A) HILL STATION. B) COASTAL AREA. C) PLAIN. D) DUNS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DUNS. 58. Which is the only large river in the Indian desert region? A) Majuli. B) Chilika. C) Ganga. D) Monday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monday. 59. ..... in the Brahmaputra river, is the largest inhabited riverine island in the world. A) Chenab. B) Peacock Island. C) Majuli. D) Tsanpo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Majuli. 60. Sutlej and kali rivers A) Eat Himalayas. B) Punjab himalayas. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eat Himalayas. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 1Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 2Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 4Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 5Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 6 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books