Indian Geography – Plains of India

Indian Geography – Plains of India

1) Plains come into existence due to – Rivers (Rivers flowing through a region smoothen the terrain or surface of land. And as rivers continuously change their course, a very wide smoothened or plain area comes into existence spread over a very wide area) 

2) Indian plains can be classified in how many broad categories? – 3 (Plains of North India – which includes Punjab Plains, Gangetic Plains and Assam Plains), Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats) 

3) Plains of North India are formed by which river systems? –Ganges, Sutlej and Brahmaputra 

4) Ganges (Ganga River) and its ancillary river system are responsible for formation of which plains – The Great Plains of North India (Spread in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and parts of West Bengal) 

5) Sutlej and its ancillary river system are responsible for formation of which plains – Plains of Punjab and Haryana 

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Indian Geography – Peninsular Rivers of India – II (Kaveri and Mahanadi)

Indian Geography – Peninsular Rivers of India – II (Kaveri and Mahanadi)

1) Which is the southern-most river among the important rivers of the Indian peninsular river system? – Kaveri (also called Cauvery)

2) What is the originating point of Kaveri River? – Talakaveri, in Kodagu (Karnataka)

3) Kaveri River passes through how many states before it flows into the Bay of Bengal? – Two (Karnataka and Tamil Nadu)

4) What is the distinct feature of Kaveri River, which slightly differentiates it from other East flowing rivers of the Indian peninsular river system? – Kaveri is more dependent on rains than other rivers of the Indian peninsular river system (Kaveri receives rain water almost all through the year,

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Western Flowing Rivers of India – I (Narmada River)

Western Flowing Rivers of India – I (Narmada River)

1) What is the distinct feature of India’s Western flowing rivers? – They flow from the Eastern direction towards West and there is not so much proliferation of these rivers (i.e., their number is not very significant as compared to India’s Eastern flowing rivers)


2) Which are the most important Western flowing rivers of India? – Narmada, Tapti (or Tapi), Sabarmati and Mahi


3) What is the major difference between India’s Western flowing rivers and Eastern flowing rivers? – Western flowing rivers are bereft of deltas whereas Eastern flowing rivers make large deltas on their way to the ocean (This is largely due to the fact that Western flowing rivers pass through many gorges, V-shaped valleys and they are swifter than their Eastern counterparts)

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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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