Indian Physical Geography (CSAT)
Test your knowledge of India's physical geography including mountains, rivers, deserts, islands, and natural features.
Questions
Nilgiri biosphere lies in
- Eastern Ghats
- Western Ghats
- Deccan Plateau
- Ganga Plains
- Between western and eastern ghats
_______ is also known as Molassis basin.
- Manipur
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Sikkim
- Loktak lake
Which Himalayan pass lies between the valley of Kashmir and Kargil district and is the only western entrance to the highlands of Ladakh?
- Zoji La
- Bani Hal
- Kora La
- Aghill Pass
- Bomdi La
Monpa, Daffla, Nishi and Abor are
- mountains
- passes
- tribal communities
- lakes
- the hills in eastern Himalayas
The eastern side of the Himalayas, i.e. Purvanchal includes
- Dafla, Mishmi, Patkaibum, Naga hills, Manipuri hills, Mizo/Lushai hills
- Manipuri, Nanda Devi, Rakaposhi, Manaslu
- Mizo hills, Rakaposhi, Annapurna, Manaslu
- Anaimudi, Dodabetta, Annamali, Cardomom
- Shevroy, Javadi, Palakonda, Nalamala, Mahendragiri
_____ is a saline water lake.
- Kolleru
- Pulicat
- Sambhar
- Loktak
- Jaisamand
Barren island, the only active volcano in India, is situated in
- Deccan Plateau
- Nicobar islands
- Lakshadweep islands
- Minicoy islands
- Western coastal plains
The largest brackish water lake in Asia is
- Vembnad
- Chilka
- Pulicat
- Kolleru
- Deedwana
Ten degree channel separates
- Eastern and Western ghats
- Andaman and Nicobar
- Ritchie's archipelago and Labrynth island
- Andaman and Lakshadweep islands
- Lakshadweep and Minicoy islands
Sri Lanka and South India are separated by
- Gulf of Kachchh
- Gulf of Cambay
- Gulf of Mannar
- Ten Degree Channel
- McMohan Line
_________ are situated between Tista and Dihang rivers.
- Punjab Himalayas
- Kumaon Himalayas
- Nepal Himalayas
- Assam Himalayas
- Punjab and Kumaon Himalayas
The respective northwest, east, west and south boundaries of Peninsular Plateau are
- Delhi ridge, Rajmahal hills, Gir range, Cardamom hills
- Delhi ridge, Gir range, Cardamom hills, Rajmahal hills
- Gir range, Rajmahal hills, Cardamom hills, Delhi ridge
- Gir range, Rajmahal hills, Delhi ridge, Cardamom hills
- Cardamom hills, Gir range, Rajmahal hills, Delhi ridge
Arbudaanchal is the ancient name of
- Mt. Abu
- Anamudi Peak
- Cardamom hills
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Mt. Kanchenjunga
Thar Desert is also known as Marusthali because
- this region receives low rainfall, has arid climate and low vegetation cover
- it is a desert
- it has low population
- it is land of undulating topography
- of presence of sand dunes
Western Ghats' southern edge has two hills, namely
- Annamali and Cardamom
- Annamali and Doddabetta
- Nalamala and Mahendragiri
- Doddabetta and Cardamom
- Anaimudi and Mahendragiri