Physical Features and Climate of India
Test your knowledge of India's diverse physical geography including rivers, mountains, plateaus, coastal features, and the tropical monsoon climate that shapes the subcontinent.
Questions
Which of the following rivers does not flow directly into the Indian Ocean?
- Ganga
- Gomti
- Brahmaputra
- Indus
- Irrawady
Which of the following is not an important pass in the western branch of the Himalayas?
- Makaran pass
- Khyber pass
- Gomal pass
- Bolan pass
- Tochi pass
Which of the following physical features of India was a part of Gondwanaland hundreds of million years ago?<o:p>
- Eastern ghats
- Peninsular plateau
- Western ghats
- Northern plains
- Thar desert
What are the Mediterranean depressions originating over the Mediterranean sea known as?
- Eastern disturbances
- Western disturbances
- Southern disturbances
- Northern disturbances
- Summer disturbances
Which of the following is a perennial river of India?
- Godavari
- Krishna
- Ganga
- Kaveri
- Sutlej
What is the other name for the river Brahmaputra?
- Yellow River
- Red River
- Black River
- Pale River
- Green River
What is the extent of the Eastern coastal strip?
- Mouth of the river Brahmaputra to Cape Comorin
- Mouth of the river Ganga to Kanyakumari
- Mouth of the river Ganga to Cape Comorin
- Mouth of the river Ganga to Chennai
- Mouth of the river Brahmaputra to Chennai
Which is the most important feature of the tropical monsoon type of climate?<o:p>
- Extremes of summer
- Extremes of winter
- Equitable climate
- Evergreen type
- Alternation of seasons
Which of the following brings the winter rainfall in the northern India?
- South – West monsoon
- Mediterranean cyclones
- South – East monsoon
- Eastern disturbances
- North – East monsoon
When does the Tamil Nadu coast receive rainfall?
- October
- March
- July
- April
- June
What is the location of the Malwa plateau with respect to the Deccan plateau region?
- North-east
- South-east
- North-west
- South-west
- North
Himalayas does not pass through which of the following countries?
- Afghanistan
- Burma
- Tibet
- Nepal
- Bhutan
In which state is the Zoji La pass?
- Himanchal Pradesh
- Haryana
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Punjab
- Uttarakhand
What is the other name of Mt. Everest?
- Dapsang
- Lhotse
- The Great Black
- Sagarmatha
- White mountain
What is the approximate length (extent) of the Himalayas?
- 2000 km
- 1500 km
- 2400 km
- 3000 km
- 1800 km
Which of the following is an important port of the Eastern coastal region?
- Beypore
- Kandla
- NMPT Port
- Paradip
- Porbandar
Which of the following pairs of rivers does not form a Delta?
- Narmada and Tapti
- Ganga and Narmada
- Brahmaputra and Tapti
- Tapti and Ganga
- Narmada and Brahmaputra
What is the direction of the summer monsoon in the Indo-Gangetic plain?
- West to East
- North to South
- East to West
- South to North
- West to South
Which of the following is the most important lake on the Eastern Coastal strip?
- Chapanala Lake
- Chilka Lake
- Thol Lake
- Khajjiar Lake
- Badkhal Lake
The Himalayas separate which two important land features?
- Indian subcontinent from Nepal
- Bangladesh from the Tibetan Plateau
- Indian subcontinent from Pakistan
- Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau
- Afghanistan from the Tibetan Plateau