Wed. Jan 8th, 2025

Physiography

  1. The general slope of the the Peninsular Plateau is

    Options:
    1. East to west
    2. West to east
    3. North to south
    4. South to north

    Option: B

  2. The Marwar Upland lies

    Options:
    1. The east of Aravali
    2. The west of Aravali
    3. The south of Satpura
    4. The South-west of Aravali

    Option: A

  3. The barren saline efflorescence of drier areas in UP and Haryana is called

    Options:
    1. Bhur
    2. Beel
    3. Reh or Kallar
    4. Bet

    Option: C

  4. Which of the following features is also known as Madhya Bharat Pathar

    Options:
    1. Marwar Upland
    2. Central Highland
    3. Bundelkhand Upland
    4. Malwa Plateau

    Option: B

  5. Which of the following geographical features comprises most of the basin of the Chambal River

    Options:
    1. The Malwa Plateau
    2. The Marwar Upland
    3. The Bundelkhand Upland
    4. The Central Highland

    Option: D

  6. The Bundelkhand Upland is covering an area of which of the following group of states

    Options:
    1. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
    2. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
    3. Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
    4. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujrat

    Option: A

  7. Which of the following districts of the Uttar Pradesh is covered by Bundelkhand Plateau

    1. Jalaun
    2. Jhansi
    3. Lalitpur
    4. Hamirpur
    5. Banda
    Options:
    1. Only 1, 2 and 3
    2. Only 2, 3 and 4
    3. Only 3, 4 and 5
    4. All of the above

    Option: D

  8. Which of the following districts of Madhya Pradesh are covered by the Bundelkhand Plateau

    1. Datia
    2. Tikamgarh
    3. Chhatarpur
    4. Panna
    Options:
    1. Only 1 and 2
    2. Only 2 and 3
    3. Only 1 and 4
    4. All of the above

    Option: D

  9. The total area of the Bundelkhand Plateau is about

    Options:
    1. 54,560 sq. km
    2. 35,560 sq. km
    3. 23,240 sq. km
    4. 50,212 sq. km

    Option: A

  10. Which of the following Uplands/Plateaus has two to systems of drainage; one towards the Bay of Bengal and other towards the Arabian sea

    Options:
    1. Bundelkhand Upland
    2. Malwa Plateau
    3. The Central Highland
    4. Marwar Upland

    Option: B

  11. Read the following characteristics of the Malwa Plateau carefully

    • It spreads over an area of 1,50,000 sq. km
    • It is composed of extensive lava flow and is covered with black soil
    • It bounded by the Aravali and Bundelkhand in west and east respectively

    Which of the above characteristics is/are correct

    Options:
    1. Only 1
    2. Only 2 and 3
    3. Only 1 and 3
    4. All of the above

    Option: D

  12. Which of the following plateaus acts as water divide between the Son and the Mahanadi rivers

    Options:
    1. The Malwa Plateau
    2. The Bundelkhand Plateau
    3. The Central Highland
    4. The Baghelkhand Plateau

    Option: D

  13. Which of the following Plateaus represents the north-western projection of the Indian Peninsula

    Options:
    1. The Baghelkhand
    2. The Malwa
    3. The Bundelkhand
    4. The Chotanagpur

    Option: D

  14. Total area of the Chotanagpur Plateau is

    Options:
    1. 55,000 sq. km
    2. 80,000 sq. km
    3. 87,000 sq. km
    4. 1,02,000 sq. km

    Option: C

  15. The average height of the Chotanagpur Plateau is

    Options:
    1. 600 m
    2. 500 m
    3. 700 m
    4. 800 m

    Option: C

  16. The Chotanagpur Plateau has which of the following drainage pattern

    Options:
    1. Radial
    2. Dendritic
    3. Trellis
    4. Parallel

    Option: A

  17. The Meghalaya or Shillong Plateau is separated from the peninsular plateau by which of the following geomorphological features

    Options:
    1. Garo-Rajmahal Gap
    2. Rajmahal Hills
    3. Ranchi Plateau
    4. None of the above

    Option: A

  18. The western, central and eastern parts of the Meghalaya plateau are respectively known as

    Options:
    1. Garo, Khasi and Jaintia
    2. Khasi, Garo and Jaintia
    3. Jaintia, Garo and Khasi
    4. Khasi, Jaintia and Garo

    Option: A

  19. Shillong is located in which of the following hills

    Options:
    1. Garo Hills
    2. Khasi Hills
    3. Jaintia Hills
    4. Mikir Hills

    Option: B

  20. Highest point of the Meghalaya Plateau is

    Options:
    1. Shillong Peak
    2. Nokrek
    3. Blue mountain
    4. None of the above

    Option: A