CBSE Questions for Class 9 Geography Physical Features Of India Quiz 2 - MCQExams.com

• Bhabar  is the region south of the Lower Himalayasand the Shiwalik Hills.
  
•  It is the alluvial apron of sediments washed down from the Siwaliks along the northern edge of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
  
• Bhabar:After descending from the mountains, the rivers deposit pebbles in a narrow belt .
  
•  It comprises of pebble- studded rocks in the shape of porus beds.
  
• Due to porosity of the rocks, the streams disappear and flow underground.
  
• This region is not much suitable for agriculture.
  

• The Rajamal Traps is a volcanic igneous province in Eastern India, covering the parts of Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Meghalaya. It borders the North-Eastern end of the Peninsular Plateau.

• The capital is Shillong, known as the "Scotland of the East". Meghalaya was previously part of Assam, but on 21 January 1972, the districts of Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills became the new state of Meghalaya.
  
•  English is the official language of Meghalaya.
  

• The Yamuna is the longest and the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.
  
• Originating from the Yamunotri  Glacier at a height of 6,387 metres on the south western slopes of Banderpunch peaks in the uppermost region of the Lower Himalayas in Uttarakhand .
  
• It travels a total length of 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 square kilometres (141,399 sq mi), 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin.
  
•  It is the longest river in India which does not directly flow to the sea.
  

• The Pir Panjal Range starting from near Patni Top in Jammu and Kashmir all the way to Garhwal passes through Himachal Pradesh.. 
  
• Finally, there is the Dhauladhar range, also known as the Outer Himalayas or Lesser Himalayas.
  
• The Pir Panjal Range is a group of mountains in the Inner Himalayan region, running from east-southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) across the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
  
•  The Himalayas show a gradual elevation towards the Dhauldhar and Pir Panjal ranges.
  
•  Pir Panjal is the is the largest range of the lower Himalayas.
  

• Rann of Kutch is a large area of salt marshes located mostly in Gujarat primarily the Kutch district.
  
•  The Rann of Kutch is located in the Thar Desert bio-geographic area in the Indian state of Gujarat with some parts in Pakistani province of Sindh.
  
•  It is a seasonally marshy region, the word Rann meaning  "salt marsh", alternating with  medaks, elevated pieces of land where vegetation grows.
  

• Mahendragiri :- Parent range · Eastern Ghats. Climbing. Easiest route, Hike/scramble.
  
•  Mahendragiri, is a mountain peak at in the Paralakhemundi (or Parlakimidi) subdivision of the district of Gajapati, Orissa, India.
  
•  It is situated amongst the Eastern Ghats at an elevation of 1,501 metres .
  
•  This is the second highest mountain peak of Odisha after Deomali in Koraput district.
  
• A heaven for medicinal plants, Mahendragiri Hills, which is part of the Eastern Ghats, is home to over 600 flowering plants. 

• The Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta in Bangladesh low landed country and in West Bengal (India) is a river delta in the South Asia region of Bengal, consisting of Bangladesh and the state of West Bengal.
  
• It is the world's largest delta, and empties into the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges–Brahmaputra basin has tropical deciduous forests that yield valuable timber:  sal,teak and peepal peepal trees are found in these areas. The delta region has mangrove trees.
  

• Alpine plants are plants that grow in an alpine climate, which occurs at high elevation.
  
• Alpine plants must adapt to the harsh conditions of the alpine environment, which include low temperatures, dryness, ultraviolet radiation, and a short growing season.
  
• These trees cover a large part of the temperate region of the Himalayan ranges.
• The conifer species are spread across a major part of varying altitudes. The few example are cedar, blue pine and spruce etc. Each of the upper coniferous belts has its unique oak characteristic which provides acorns to rodents and birds.
• Most alpine plants are faced with low-temperature extremes at some point in their lives. There are a number of ways that a plant can survive these extremes.
  

• The Luni is an endorheic river of western Rajasthan state, India.
  
•  It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat .
  
•  It is one of the largest artificial lakes in India, and irrigates more than 12,000 acres (49 km²).
  

• The Ganges begins at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers. The Bhagirathi is considered to be the source in Hindu culture and mythology, although the Alaknanda is longer. 
  
• The Bhāgīrathī is a turbulent Himalayan river in the Indian states of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism.
  
• In Hindu mythology and culture, the Bhagirathi is considered the source stream of the Ganges.
  

• The Chenab River is a major river of India and Pakistan. It forms in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of the Punjab, Pakistan.
  
• Amongst the five tributary rivers of the river Indus, the lifeline of Pakistan, the Chenab River is one of the tributary rivers.
  
•  It is one of the major rivers of Jammu and Kashmir, the prominent north Indian state. 
  
•  The river flows west through Jammu and Kashmir, between the steep cliffs of the Shivalik Hills and the Lesser Himalayas. 
  
• The river acts as a confluence between the two countries India and Pakistan as it flows in Punjab in Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir in India.
  

• Below the Tista, the Brahmaputra splits into two distributary branches. 
  
• The western branch, which contains the majority of the river's flow, continues due south as the Jamuna (Jomuna) to merge with the lower Ganga, called the Padma River (Pôdda).
  
• It is the main distributary channel of the Brahmaputra River as it flows from India to Bangladesh. The Jamuna flows south and joins the Padma River (Pôdda), near Goalundo Ghat, before meeting the Meghna River near Chandpur. It then flows into the Bay of Bengal as the Meghna River.

According to geological history, the important mountains of india arranged in the order of age starting from the oldest are the Aravallis, the Western Ghats, Vindhya and Satpura, the Nilgiris, and the Himalayas.

• Plateaus are also called tablelands like the Peninsular Plateau which is a tableland. This tableland was formed when Gondwanaland broke and the pieces drifted apart. It is composed of old crystalline, igneous and metamorphic rocks. The Peninsular Plateau consists of both broad and shallow valleys, and rounded hills.
  
• The Central Highlands refer to the portion of the Peninsular Plateau that lies to the north of the Narmada river and covers a majority of the Malwa Plateau.
  
• The Central Plateaus are the
  
• upland of Central India with the River Ganga to its north, Vindhya and Satpura ranges to its south, the Kaimur­Maikal range to its east, and the Aravallis and Kutch to its west. 
  
• The Kathiawar and Kutch Plateaus These plateaus are joined to the peninsular plateaus by Gujarat's plains. Deccan lavas make up the Kathiawar region, while the Kutch ha~ an abundance of tertiary rocks.