CBSE Class 4 Social Science India Northern Mountains and Plains MCQs

Question: What do you mean by Doab?

a) the land between two rivers

b) the land between two mountains

c) Both

Answer: the land between two rivers

Question: India is generally divided into how many divisions?

a) 4

b) 5

c) 6

Answer: 4

Question: The Karakoram is located towards the ____________ of Himalayas

a) north-west

b) south-east

c) north-east

Answer: north-west

Question: The height of Himadri on the Great Himalayas are

a) 5000 metres

b) 6000 metres

c) 7000 metres

Answer: 5000 metres

Question: The height of Himachal or Middle Himalayas are

a) 3500-4500 metres

b) 1700-4600 metres

c) 1700-4650 metres

Answer: 3500-4500 metres

Question: The height of shiwalik or outer Himalayas are

a) 600-1500 metres

b) 900-1200 metres

c) 900-1400 metres

Answer: 600-1500 metres

Question: The Himalayan ranges are very rich in ____________ resources

a) forest

b) coal

c) minerals

Answer: forest

Question: The Kashmir valley and the Kathmandu valley are examples of which range?

a) The Himachal

b) The Shiwalik

c) The Himadri

Answer: The Himachal

Question: Mount Everest is located in which ranges of Himalayas?

a) The Himachal

b) The Shiwalik

c) The Himadri

Answer: The Himachal

Question: Dehradun, Kothari Dun and Patli Dun are a part of which Himalayan range?

a) The Himadri

b) The Himachal

c) The Shiwalik

Answer: The Himadri

Question: Shimla, Mussoorie, Dalhousie are located in which range?

a) The Himadri

b) The Himachal

c) The Shiwalik

Answer: The Himadri

Question: Name the major rivers of India?

a) All of these

b) The Yamuna

c) The Ganga

d) The Brahmaputra

Answer: All of these

Question: Which plains are also known as Assam Plains?

a) The Brahmaputra plains

b) The Ganga Plains

c) Both

Answer: The Brahmaputra plains

Question: Depending upon the geographical variations, the plains are divided into how many divisions?

a) 3

b) 4

c) 2

Answer: 3

Question: Which type of soil deposits are there in Great Plains of Northern India?

a) alluvial soil

b) black soil

c) clayey soil

Answer: alluvial soil

Question: Which range is lying on the eastern part of the Shiwaliks?

a) Purvanchal range

b) Aravalli range

c) None of these

Answer: Purvanchal range

Question: Name of the neighbouring countries of the Northern India.

a) All of these

b) Nepal

c) China

d) Bhutan

Answer: All of these

Question: How many kilometers does the plains extends in east-west direction?

a) 3000 km

b) 2400 km

c) 2500 km

Answer: 3000 km

Question: Which region is called the ‘Food bowl of India’?

a) the plains

b) the plateaus

c) the mountains

Answer: the plains

Question: Which of the following deserts belong to India?

a) Thar

b) Sahara

c) Atacama

Answer: Thar

Question: Which soil is good for agriculture?

a) alluvial soil

b) sandy soil

c) black soil

Answer: alluvial soil

Question: ________ means shifting hills of sand fOund in the desert.

a) sand dunes

b) doabs

c) Both

Answer: sand dunes

Question: How many main rivers are there in Punjab?

a) 5

b) 4

c) 3

Answer: 5

Question: Which mountain range found in central India?

a) both of these

b) Satpuras

c) Vindhyas

Answer: both of these