Indian Geography – Plateaus of India

Indian Geography – Plateaus of India

1) What is a plateau? – Plateau is generally a high area with plain top or a high plain. Its main distinguishing feature from mountain is that its top is generally plain instead of alleviated cone of a mountain

2) Which are three important plateaus of India?

A) Malwa Plateau (in Western India)
B) Deccan Plateau (which covers most of the Indian Peninsula) and
C) Chota Nagpur Plateau
3) What is the expanse and spread of Malwa Plateau? – It is spread across three states – Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

4) Which major river flows between the Malwa Plateau and the Deccan Plateau? – Narmada

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Indian Geography – Islands of India

Indian Geography – Islands of India

1) How many islands are there in India? – There are over a thousand islands in India, however there are two prominent groups of islands (archipelago) in India – A) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and B) the Lakshadweep Islands

2) Which is India’s largest archipelago (group of islands)? – Andaman & Nicobar

3) What is the exact position/location of Andaman & Nicobar Islands? – It is located in the Bay of Bengal, near an aquatic body named as Andaman Sea (The archipelago of Andaman & Nicobar lies at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea)

4) How many islands are there in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands? – 572 (However only 34 of these are inhabited permanently)

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Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Ganges)

Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Ganges)

1) Indian rivers can be broadly classified in how many categories? – 2 categories A) Rivers belonging to the Himalayan system B) Rivers belonging to Indian Peninsula

2) Which are the major rivers belonging to the Himalayan system, which flow through India? – Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra

3) Which is the largest river of India? – Ganges or Ganga, length in India is about 2,500 Km (Indus (3,200Km) and Brahmaputra (2,900Km) are much longer than Ganges but length of their flow in India is smaller when compared with Ganges’ length of flow in India)

4) What is the originating point of river Ganges? – Gomukh or Gaumukh in Uttarakhand

5) Ganges is known by which name after it originates from Gomukh? – Bhagirathi

6) Bhagirathi joins which river at Devprayag (Uttarakhand) to become Ganges? – Alaknanda (It can be said that Bhagirathi becomes Ganges at Devprayag after meeting Alaknanda)

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Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Indus and Brahmaputra)

Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Indus and Brahmaputra)

1) Which is the longest river of the Indian subcontinent? – Indus or Sindhu

2) What is the approximate length of Indus River? – 3,200 km

3) What is the originating point of river Ganges? – Confluence of Sengge and Gar rivers near Kailash-Mansarovar region in Tibet, China

4) Indus River passes through only one Indian state. Which is it? – Jammu & Kashmir

5) Which river is also known as the Lion River? – Indus

6) Which are the important tributaries of Indus in Jammu & Kashmir? – Shyok, Shigar and Gilgit

7) Which are the most important tributaries of Indus? – Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej

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Indian Geography – Peninsular Rivers of India (Godavari and Krishna)

Indian Geography – Peninsular Rivers of India (Godavari and Krishna)

1) What is meant by peninsular rivers of India? – These rivers flow in the Indian peninsula, which is the area extending from Narmada River to India’s southern tip

2) What is the main feature of India’s peninsular rivers? – These rivers are seasonal in flow unlike the Himalayan Rivers, which are perennial in nature

3) Peninsular rivers are broadly classified in how many categories? – Two   a) East flowing rivers b) West flowing rivers

4) East flowing rivers flow into which oceanic body? – The Bay of Bengal

5) Which are the important East flowing rivers of the peninsular river system? – Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, Cauvery (Kaveri), Brahmani and Mahanadi

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