The Central Highlands lie mainly on which side of the Narmada River?
A South
B Within the Bay of Bengal
C Along the southern coast
D North
The Central Highlands are north of the Narmada and form part of the Peninsular Plateau.
Which plateau forms a major western part of the Central Highlands?
A The Shillong Plateau
B The Malwa Plateau
C The Bastar Plateau
D The Ladakh Plateau
The Malwa Plateau is a major western division of the Central Highlands.
Which plateau is an eastern extension of the Central Highlands in northern Madhya Pradesh?
A The Palani Plateau
B The Meghalaya Plateau
C The Bundelkhand Plateau
D The Karnataka Plateau
Bundelkhand extends eastward from the Central Highlands across parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
The Meghalaya Plateau is separated from the main Peninsular Plateau by which gap?
A The Malda Gap
B The Palghat Gap
C The Bhor Gap
D The Zoji Gap
The Malda Gap separates the Meghalaya Plateau from the main Peninsular Plateau region.
Which statement best describes the general slope of the Deccan Plateau?
A It slopes generally from west to east
B It slopes only from east to west
C It has no overall slope
D It slopes from the coast toward the sea on every side
The Deccan Plateau slopes generally eastward, so many major rivers flow toward the Bay of Bengal.
Most large rivers of the Deccan Plateau drain into which water body?
A The Arabian Sea
B The Red Sea
C The Caspian Sea
D The Bay of Bengal
The eastward slope sends many Peninsular rivers, including the Godavari and Krishna, to the Bay of Bengal.
Which is the longest river of Peninsular India?
A The Kaveri
B The Godavari
C The Mahi
D The Sabarmati
The Godavari is the longest river of Peninsular India.
The Krishna River rises near which hill station in the Western Ghats?
A Mount Abu
B Pachmarhi
C Mahabaleshwar
D Shillong
The Krishna rises near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra’s Western Ghats.
The Godavari River rises near which town in Maharashtra?
A Talakaveri
B Dehradun
C Gangotri
D Trimbakeshwar
The Godavari begins near Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra.
The Narmada River rises near which plateau town?
A Amarkantak
B Mandu
C Ooty
D Kohima
The Narmada rises near Amarkantak in the Maikal Hills region.
The Tapi River rises near Multai in which state?
A Kerala
B Madhya Pradesh
C Sikkim
D Punjab
The Tapi, also called Tapti, rises near Multai in the Satpura region of Madhya Pradesh.
Jog Falls is formed by which river in Karnataka?
A Godavari
B Mahi
C Sharavati
D Betwa
The Sharavati River descends over the Western Ghats at Jog Falls in Karnataka.
The Chambal River rises near which area in Madhya Pradesh?
A The Janapav Hills near Mhow
B The Khasi Hills near Shillong
C The Nilgiri Hills near Ooty
D The Shiwalik foothills near Dehradun
The Chambal rises in the Vindhyan region near Janapav, close to Mhow.
Which soil is strongly associated with weathering of the Deccan basalt?
A Desert sand
B Peaty soil
C Saline coastal soil
D Black soil
Basalt weathering across much of the Deccan has helped form black soil.
Laterite soils commonly develop in plateau areas with which conditions?
A Very low rainfall and permanent frost
B Deep ocean water
C Heavy rainfall and strong leaching
D Fresh volcanic ash every year
Heavy rain can wash soluble materials from rocks, helping laterite soil form.
Which side of the Western Ghats is commonly in a rain-shadow region?
A The western, windward coast
B The eastern, leeward side
C The northern side of the Himalaya
D The coast of Odisha
Moist winds drop much of their rain on the western slopes, leaving drier conditions to the east.
Which of the two coastal Ghats has the higher average elevation?
A The Eastern Ghats
B The Western Ghats
C Both have the same average elevation
D Neither rises above the coastal plain
The Western Ghats average about 900–1,600 metres, while the Eastern Ghats average about 600 metres.
Which pass in the Western Ghats connects the Mumbai–Pune route?
A Bhor Ghat
B Nathu La
C Shipki La
D Kunzum La
Bhor Ghat is the important pass on the route between Mumbai and Pune.
Thal Ghat lies on the route between Mumbai and which city?
A Chennai
B Kolkata
C Nashik
D Bengaluru
Thal Ghat is a mountain pass on the Mumbai–Nashik route.
Dhuandhar Falls is formed by which river near Bhedaghat?
A Kaveri
B Brahmaputra
C Sutlej
D Narmada
The Narmada forms Dhuandhar Falls at Bhedaghat near Jabalpur.
The Aravalli Range trends broadly in which direction?
A Southwest to northeast
B North to south only
C East to west only
D Southeast to northwest only
The Aravalli Range runs broadly from southwest Rajasthan toward Delhi in the northeast.
The Vindhya Range extends broadly across which part of India?
A The far southern coast
B The Andaman Islands
C Central India
D The eastern Himalayan border
The Vindhya system stretches across central India, north of the Narmada valley.
Which statement about the Peninsular Plateau’s rocks is correct?
A It is made only of recent river sand
B It contains very old crystalline igneous and metamorphic rocks
C It is a young coral platform
D It consists entirely of glacial ice
Much of the Peninsular Plateau is an ancient stable block of crystalline rocks.
The Peninsular Plateau is generally described as having which landscape?
A Deep fjords and active glaciers
B Wide tidal flats only
C New sand dunes across every part
D Broad shallow valleys and rounded hills
The ancient plateau has broad shallow valleys and rounded hills shaped by long erosion.
Which Himalayan range is made largely of loose sediments brought down by rivers?
A The Shiwalik Range
B The Himadri
C The Karakoram
D The Pir Panjal
The Shiwaliks contain unconsolidated material carried from the higher Himalayas by rivers.
Which main Himalayan range is also called the Great Himalaya?
A The Shiwalik
B The Himadri
C The Purvanchal
D The Dhauladhar
Himadri is another name for the Great Himalaya, the highest main Himalayan range.
Which Himalayan division lies between the Himadri and the Shiwalik?
A The Trans-Himalaya
B The Eastern Ghats
C The Purvanchal only
D The Himachal or Lesser Himalaya
The Lesser Himalaya, also called Himachal, lies between the Himadri and Shiwalik ranges.
Which hill region forms the southern continuation of the Himalayas in Northeast India?
A The Aravalli Hills
B The Nilgiri Hills
C The Purvanchal Hills
D The Cardamom Hills
The Himalayan ranges bend southward in the east and continue as the Purvanchal Hills.
Which group lists hills of the Purvanchal region?
A Patkai, Naga, Manipur, and Mizo Hills
B Aravalli, Vindhya, and Satpura
C Nilgiri, Anaimalai, and Cardamom
D Dhauladhar, Pir Panjal, and Shiwalik
The Purvanchal includes the Patkai, Naga, Manipur, and Mizo hill ranges.
Which river marks the eastern end of the main Himalayan chain before it bends south?
A The Tapi
B The Dihang
C The Luni
D The Mahi
The Himalayas take a sharp bend near the Dihang gorge in Arunachal Pradesh.