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Indian physiographic divisions - Test Set 9

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  1. Question 1

    Khadar soil is mainly found in—
    1. Black soil regions
    2. Desert region
    3. Floodplains of northern India
    4. Plateaus of Chotanagpur
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  2. Question 2

    Which of the following is the largest Doab in the Indo-Gangetic plain?
    1. Rechna Doab
    2. Bari Doab
    3. Sindh–Betwa Doab
    4. Ganga–Yamuna Doab
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  3. Question 3

    Bari Doab lies between which two rivers?
    1. Beas and Ravi
    2. Sutlej and Beas
    3. Ravi and Chenab
    4. Ganga and Yamuna
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  4. Question 4

    Which Doab lies between the Chenab and Ravi rivers?
    1. Chaj Doab
    2. Rechna Doab
    3. Bari Doab
    4. Bist Doab
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  5. Question 5

    The Bist Doab lies between—
    1. Ravi and Chenab
    2. Chenab and Jhelum
    3. Beas and Ravi
    4. Sutlej and Beas
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  6. Question 6

    Chaj Doab lies between which of the following rivers?
    1. Jhelum and Chenab
    2. Ravi and Chenab
    3. Beas and Ravi
    4. Sutlej and Yamuna
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  7. Question 7

    The Sind Sagar Doab lies between which two rivers?
    1. Chenab and Jhelum
    2. Beas and Ravi
    3. Indus and Jhelum
    4. Yamuna and Ganga
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  8. Question 8

    Which of the following Doabs is NOT located in Indian Punjab?
    1. Bist Doab
    2. Bari Doab
    3. Rechna Doab
    4. Upper Ganga Doab
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  9. Question 9

    The new alluvial soil of Punjab is locally known as:
    1. Bet
    2. Dhaya
    3. Thali
    4. Khadar
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  10. Question 10

    The old alluvial soil found in Punjab is locally known as—
    1. Khadar
    2. Bhangar
    3. Dhaya
    4. Regur
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  11. Question 11

    The old alluvial soil found in parts of Rajasthan is locally known as:
    1. Bhanger
    2. Dhaya
    3. Rohi
    4. Thali
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  12. Question 12

    The New alluvial soil found in parts of Rajasthan is locally known as:
    1. Rohi
    2. Dhaya
    3. Thali
    4. Bet
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  13. Question 13

    In which part of Uttarakhand are artesian wells found?
    1. Bhabhar
    2. Terai
    3. Shivalik Hills
    4. None of the above
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  14. Question 14

    The Indian subcontinent was originally part of a huge mass called
    1. Jurassic land mass
    2. Aryavarta
    3. Indiana
    4. Gondwana Continent
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  15. Question 15

    The paleomagnetic results obtained from Indian indicate that in the past, the Indian land mass has moved
    1. Northward
    2. Southward
    3. Eastward
    4. Westward
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  16. Question 16

    Kuttanad of Kerala is famous for
    1. A fresh water lake
    2. A Coral island
    3. Region with lowest altitude in India
    4. The westernmost point of India
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  17. Question 17

    The Himalayas are formed of Parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is
    1. The Shivalik range
    2. The Lasser Himalayan range
    3. The Great Himalayan range
    4. The Dhaulandhar ranage
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  18. Question 18

    The flat plains along the sub-Himalayan region in North India, are called
    1. Tarai
    2. Doon
    3. Khadar
    4. Bhabar
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  19. Question 19

    The foothills region of Himalayas is
    1. Trans-Himalayas
    2. Shivalik
    3. Greater Himalayas
    4. Aravalli
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  20. Question 20

    Himachal stands for
    1. The Great Himalaya
    2. The Middle Himalaya
    3. Shivalik
    4. Trans Himalaya
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