PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (CBSE)

Class Test
Grade: IX Topic: Ch 2 Physical Features of India
Subject:Social Answer Scheme Maximum Marks: 25
Science

Question 1
(a) Why are the rocks of peninsular plateau igneous? [1]
These rocks are of volcanic origin hence the rocks
are igneous.
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(b) Name countries that were part of ‘Gondwanaland’. [1]

India, Australia, South Africa, South America and
Antarctica were once part of Gondwanaland.
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(c) What is the outer most range of Himalayas called? [1]

The outer most range of Himalayas is called Shiwaliks.
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(d) What is purvanchal? [1]

Beyond Dihang Gorge, Himalayas spread along the
eastern boundary of india, They are known as Purvanchal.
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(e) Name the administrative headquarters of Lakshadweep. [1]

Kavaratti island is the administrative headquarters of
Lakshadweep.
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(f) What demarcate the Nepal Himalayas? Where is Assam [1]

Himalayas located?
The Kali and Tista rivers demarcate the Nepal Himalayas
and the partlying between Tista and Dihang rivers is
known as Assam Himalayas.
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Question 2
(a) Mention three features of the Himadri or The Great Himalayas. [3]
The northern most range is known as the Great or Inner
Himalayas or the ‘Himadri’. It is the most continuous range
consisting of the loftiest peaks with an average height of
6,000 metres. It contains all the prominent Himalayan
peaks. The folds of Great Himalayas are asymmetrical in
nature. The core of this part of Himalayas is composed of
granite. It is perennially snow bound, and a number of
glaciers descend from this range. ( Accept any Three)
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(b) Name the river systems that formed the Northern Plain, also [3]
sate the extension of the Ganga plain.
The northern plain has been formed by the interplay of the
three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga
and the Brahmaputra along with their tributaries.
The Ganga plain extends between Ghaggar and Teesta
rivers. It is spread over the states of North India, Haryana,
Delhi, U.P., Bihar, partly Jharkhand and West Bengal to its
East, particularly in Assam lies the Brahmaputra plain.
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(c) What are the three features of Western Ghats? [3]

Western Ghats lie parallel to the western coast.
They are continuous and can be crossed through passes
only.
The Western Ghats are higher than the Eastern Ghats.
The Western Ghats cause orographic rain by facing the
rain bearing moist winds to rise along the western slopes
of the Ghats.
The height of the Western Ghats progressively increases
from north to south.
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Question 3
(a) Explain how Himalayas were formed. [5]
The oldest landmass, (the Peninsula part), was a part of
the Gondwana land. The Gondwanaland included India,
Australia, South Africa and South America as one single
land mass. The convectional currents split the crust into a
number of pieces, thus leading to the drifting of the Indo-
Australian plate after being separated from the Gondwana
land, towards north. The northward drift resulted in the
collision of the plate with the much larger Eurasian Plate.
Due to this collision, the sedimentary rocks which were

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 accumulated in the geosyncline known as the Tethys were
folded to form the mountain system of western Asia and
Himalaya.
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(b) On the Political Map of India, mark and name the following : [5]
1. K2
2. Kanchan Junga
3. Anai Mudi
4. Deccan Plateau
5. Chotta Nagpur Plateau
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