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Geographical Diversity of India — Practice

15 questions 15 min Recall + understand

  1. Q1. In terms of area, India is the

  2. Q2. India's neighbours that together with India form the Indian Subcontinent. Which of the following is NOT in that list?

  3. Q3. We often refer to India in five regions. Which of these is one of those five?

  4. Q4. In 1984, when asked how India looked from space, the first Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma replied

  5. Q5. Figure 1.2 notes that the length of the Himalayan range is about

  6. Q6. Many peaks of the Himalayas are over 8000 metres in height and are together called the

  7. Q7. The Indian landmass broke away from a much bigger landmass called 'Gondwana' and collided with Eurasia about how many years ago?

  8. Q8. The 'Don't Miss Out' box explains that the word 'Himalaya' is a combination of two Sanskrit words and means

  9. Q9. Three main ranges of the Himalayas. The highest and most rugged range, home to Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga, is called the

  10. Q10. The Himalayas feed major rivers such as the Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra and so are sometimes called the

  11. Q11. Ladakh is described as a cold desert where winter temperatures drop below

  12. Q12. Most of the Thar Desert lies within India, spanning which set of states?

  13. Q13. The Aravallis are among the oldest mountains in the world, about how old?

  14. Q14. The Indian coastline is over how many kilometres long?

  15. Q15. The only active volcano in India is located on

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