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 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Physical Features Of India Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to the 'Theory of Plate Tectonics', when some plates come towards each other, and they form: A) Colliding boundary. B) Convergent boundary. C) Transform boundary. D) Divergent Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent boundary. 2. This plateau is a triangular landmass lying south of river Narmada. A) Deccan plateau. B) Karbi-the file. C) Meghalaya plateau. D) Chota nagpur plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deccan plateau. 3. What is the width of Himalayas in Arunachal Pradesh? A) 150KM. B) 300KM. C) 250 km. D) 100KM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 150KM. 4. The ..... Marks the eastern most boundary of the Himalayas A) Brahmaputra. B) Yamuna. C) Kaveri. D) Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmaputra. 5. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National part is situated in ..... A) Lakshadweep island. B) Andaman and Nicobar island. C) Dadar and Nagar Haveli. D) Daman and Diu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andaman and Nicobar island. 6. Which of these empties into the Indian Ocean and is a water source for the most densely populated areas of the Indian subcontinent? A) Tigris River. B) Ganges River. C) Nile River. D) Indus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganges River. 7. Himalayas are ..... mountains A) Fold. B) Volcanic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fold. 8. Himalayan mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the ..... A) Indus to the Brahmaputra. B) Brahmaputra to the Indus. C) Brahmaputra to the Ganga. D) Ganga to the Brahmaputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indus to the Brahmaputra. 9. Which river flows through the Indian desert? A) Ganga. B) Monday. C) Mahanadi. D) Kaveri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monday. 10. The river known as Dakshin Ganga is A) Kaveri. B) Godavari. C) Mahanadi. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Godavari. 11. Which one of following is the largest salt water lake in India? A) Wular. B) Dal. C) Govind Sagar. D) Chilika. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chilika. 12. All the streams dissappear in ..... belt A) Terai. B) Kankar. C) Thought. D) Break. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thought. 13. The Northern Plains spread over an area ..... sq. km. The plain being about ..... km long and 240 to 320 km broad. A) 7, 2300. B) 7.5, 2400. C) 7.5, 2500. D) 7, 2400. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7, 2400. 14. Which desert is located in the northwest part of India? A) Gobi Desert. B) Thar Desert. C) Sahara Desert. D) Kalahari Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thar Desert. 15. Rainfall of indian deserts A) 145 mm. B) 155 mm. C) 150 mm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 150 mm. 16. What is Himadri called as? A) Laser Himalaya. B) Greater Himalyas. C) Middle Himalayas Himalayas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greater Himalyas. 17. The part of Himalayas lying between Tista and Dihang rivers is A) Purvanchal. B) Eat Himalaya. C) Punjab Himalaya. D) Himalayan Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Himalayan Assam. 18. How many physical division does india have A) 3. B) 6. C) 4. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 19. The coast of Tamil Nadu is called ..... A) Southern Circars. B) Northern Circars. C) Malabar. D) Coromandel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coromandel. 20. What is the Northern part of the Eastern Coastal Plains called? A) Coromandel Coast. B) Northern Circars. C) Konkan. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northern Circars. 21. According to the 'Theory of Plate Tectonics, ' the earth's crust is formed of how many major plates? A) Seven. B) Ten. C) Five. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seven. 22. Which of the following is an incorrect statement? A) The Eastern ghats are discontinuous ranges due to broad river valleys. B) Karbi-Anglong plateau is an extension of Deccan plateau. C) The plains along the Bay of Bengal are wide and level. D) The Northern plains are flat lands with no variations in relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Northern plains are flat lands with no variations in relief. 23. India's only active volcano is found on A) Barren Island. B) Nicobar island. C) Amazon Island. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barren Island. 24. In which division of the Himalayas are the famous valleys of Kashmir, Kangra and Kullu located? A) The shivaliks. B) The Duns. C) The Himachal. D) T hemadri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Himachal. 25. W hich is the outermost Himalayas? A) Punjab Himalayas. B) Shivlikes. C) Nepal Himalayas. D) Himachal or Lesser Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shivlikes. 26. Which of the following is not a part of Himalaya? A) Satpura. B) Himachal Himalayas. C) Shivalik. D) Himadri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satpura. 27. The northern most range of the Himalayas is known as A) Himadri. B) Lesser Himalaya. C) Shivalik. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himadri. 28. ..... is the only river in Thar desert. A) Ganga. B) Monday. C) Indus. D) Yamuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monday. 29. 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. 30. Majuli is a riverine island located in the river A) Brahmaputra. B) Kaveri. C) Yamuna. D) Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brahmaputra. 31. The Nepal Himalayas lies between: A) Indus and Satluj. B) Satluj and Kali. C) Kali and can. D) Tista and when. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kali and can. 32. Which of the following National Park is located in Karnataka? A) Hemis National Park. B) Bannerghatta National Park. C) Kanjar Ghat National Park. D) Indravati National Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bannerghatta National Park. 33. Which plateau lies between The Aravali and the Vindhya range? A) Chotanagpur Plateau. B) Trousy. C) Malwa Plateau. D) Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malwa Plateau. 34. Which of the following ranges is not a part of the Lesser Himalayavs or Himachal? A) Pir panchal. B) Kamet. C) Dhaula dhar. D) Mahabharat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kamet. 35. Indian desert lies towards the ..... Aravali range A) Western margins. B) Southern margins. C) Eastern margins. D) Northern margins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Western margins. 36. The western and eastern coastal plains meet at * A) Panniyamari. B) Jammu and kashmir. C) Malwa. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panniyamari. 37. Which soil in the northern region contains calcareous deposits, locally known as kankar? A) Khadar. B) Break. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break. 38. Western ghats lie parallel to the western coast, they are non-continuous and can be crossed through passes only. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. Which island of India has a Active Volcano A) Lakshwadeep Islands. B) Andaman Nicobar islands. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andaman Nicobar islands. 40. The Longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalayas & Shivalik known as A) Purchalchal. B) Valley. C) Duns. D) Honeycomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Duns. 41. The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the northern borders of India. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. What are the only two rivers that originate in the Peninsular Plateau but flow into the Northern Plains A) Nimada is and batts. B) Tapti and Betwa. C) Chambal and Betwa. D) Ganga & Chambal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chambal and Betwa. 43. India is divided into how many major Physiographic Divisions? A) 8. B) 6. C) 2. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6. 44. What is lesser Himalyas called as? A) Shivalik. B) Himadri. C) HimachalTagsThe Himlyas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HimachalTagsThe Himlyas. 45. 7 lakh sq. km. in area, 2400mkm long and 240 to 320km wide. What am I? A) Northern Plains. B) Indian Coast. C) Great Indian Desert. D) Peninsular Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Northern Plains. 46. Which one of the following is well known for hill stations? A) Greater Himalaya. B) Lesser Himalaya. C) Shivalik. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lesser Himalaya. 47. Which of the following dams has the highest water capacity? A) Leaf. B) Indira Sagar Dam. C) Bansagar Dam. D) Barn lady. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indira Sagar Dam. 48. The western coastal strip, south of goa is referred to as ..... A) Coromandel. B) Heels. C) Konkan. D) Northern circar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heels. 49. Low land between hills or mountains. A) Bay. B) Trench. C) Valley. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Valley. 50. These are the important feature of which range of Himalayas?The core of this part of Himalayas is composed of igneous rocks. The folds of this range is asymmetrical. A) Greater Himalaya. B) Lesser Himalaya. C) Middle Himalayas. D) Shivalik. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greater Himalaya. 51. The young alluvium soil is known as ..... A) Khadar. B) Break. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Khadar. 52. HIGHEST PEAK IN THE EASTERN GHATS THAT IS MAHENDRIGRI { HEIGHT IS } A) 1501 METRES. B) 5679 METRES. C) 8976 METRES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1501 METRES. 53. ..... is a land of diversity A) Pakistan. B) Dubai. C) U.S.A. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 54. The northern plains has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems. They are: A) Yamuna, Mahanadi and Krishna. B) Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra. C) Sutlej, Kaveri and Indus. D) Godavari, Sabarmati & Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra. 55. Which type of formation does Himalayas have? A) Straight. B) Circular. C) Arced. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arced. 56. Which is the oldest and most stable landmass in India? A) Thar Desert. B) Himalayas. C) Indo-Gangetic Plain. D) Peninsular Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peninsular Plateau. 57. Which Indian state has the highest number of dams in India? A) Orissa. B) Madhya pradesh. C) Maharashtra. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maharashtra. 58. A ..... is a accumulation of ice, snow, water, rock A) Valley. B) River. C) Himalayas. D) Glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glaciers. 59. The Himalayas are, geologically which type of mountains? A) Great. B) Broken. C) Young. D) Old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Young. 60. The Eastern Coastal Plain lie between West Bengal and A) Tamil. B) Mahastra. C) Goa. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tamil. ← 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 3Class 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