Geography of India Unit I

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Which ocean borders India to the east?

  • Indian Ocean
  • Lakshadweep Sea
  • Bay of Bengal (correct)
  • Arabian Sea

What is the total geographical area of India?

  • 3.2 million sq.kms (correct)
  • 2.5 million sq.kms
  • 4.0 million sq.kms
  • 5.5 million sq.kms

How many states does India have?

  • 30 states
  • 20 states
  • 29 states (correct)
  • 25 states

What is India's land frontier measurement?

<p>15,200 kms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which country does not share a land border with India?

<p>Sri Lanka (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which are the most recent landforms in India?

<p>The Himalayas and the Northern Plains (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the major physiographic division made up of alluvial deposits?

<p>The Northern Plains (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mountain range lies to the south of the Himadri and is known as the most rugged mountain system?

<p>Himachal or lesser Himalaya (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the tableland composed of old crystalline, igneous, and metamorphic rocks called?

<p>The Peninsular Plateau (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which physiographic division lies towards the western margins of the Aravali Hills and receives very low rainfall?

<p>The Indian Desert (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What marks the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau?

<p>Eastern Ghats (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which river marks the eastern most boundary of the Himalayas?

<p>Brahmaputra (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What forms an arc covering a distance of about 2,400 Km from the Indus to the Brahmaputra?

<p>Himalayas (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What covers a major area of the Malwa plateau and lies to the north of the Narmada river?

<p>Central Highlands (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are mainly composed of highly compressed and altered rocks?

<p>Himachal or lesser Himalaya (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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