Answer MCQ

 Physical Features of India

1. **Which of the following mountain ranges is known as the 'roof of the world'?**

   - d) Pamirs

2. **The Great Indian Desert is also known as:**

   - b) Thar Desert

3. **The Peninsular Plateau of India is composed mainly of:**

   - a) Igneous rocks

4. **Which river is known as the 'Ganga of the South'?**

   - c) Kaveri

5. **The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats meet at:**

   - a) Nilgiri Hills

6. **Which of the following rivers does not originate from the Western Ghats?**

   - a) Mahanadi

7. **The Sundarbans delta is formed by the rivers:**

   - c) Ganga and Brahmaputra

8. **The Deccan Plateau is bordered by which range on the north?**

   - b) Satpura

9. **Which of the following is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats?**

   - a) Arma Konda

10. **The Indus River flows through which of the following countries?**

    - c) India and Pakistan

11. **The term 'Doab' refers to:**

    - b) A land between two rivers

12. **Which of the following is the longest river in India?**

    - a) Ganga

13. **The Eastern Coastal Plain is also known as:**

    - a) Coromandel Coast

14. **Which mountain pass connects India with Tibet?**

    - a) Nathula

15. **Which of the following states does the Tropic of Cancer pass through?**

    - a) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal

16. **The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in which water body?**

    - a) Bay of Bengal

17. **Which of the following rivers flows westward and forms an estuary?**

    - b) Narmada

18. **The mountain range that separates the Indo-Gangetic Plain from the Deccan Plateau is:**

    - c) Vindhya Range

19. **Which of the following is not a tributary of the river Ganga?**

    - d) Tapti

20. **The largest saltwater lake in India is:**

    - b) Sambhar Lake

21. **The highest peak in the Western Ghats is:**

    - b) Anai Mudi

22. **Which plateau is rich in minerals like coal and iron ore?**

    - b) Chota Nagpur Plateau

23. **The region famous for its black soil suitable for cotton cultivation is:**

    - b) Deccan Plateau

24. **Which of the following rivers forms the Sundarbans delta?**

    - c) Ganga

25. **The 'Terai' region is located at the foothills of:**

    - b) Himalayas