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Physiography — Geography Questions & Practice

Practise 25 Physiography questions from Geography for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on Physiography — with answers

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1. India's landmass is broadly classified into how many major physiographic divisions?

  1. AFour
  2. BFive
  3. CSix
  4. DEight
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Answer: C

India is broadly divided into six physiographic divisions: the Himalayas, Northern Plains, Peninsular Plateau, Indian Desert, Coastal Plains, and Islands.

2. The Himalayas are divided into three parallel ranges; which is the northernmost and highest of these?

  1. AShiwalik
  2. BHimachal (Lesser Himalaya)
  3. CHimadri (Greater Himalaya)
  4. DPurvanchal
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Answer: C

The Himadri, or Greater Himalaya, is the northernmost and highest range, containing peaks like Everest and Kangchenjunga.

3. The outermost and lowest range of the Himalayas, lying closest to the Northern Plains, is known as:

  1. AHimadri
  2. BHimachal
  3. CShiwalik
  4. DLadakh range
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Answer: C

The Shiwalik range, also called the Outer Himalaya, is the southernmost and lowest of the three parallel Himalayan ranges.

4. Longitudinal valleys lying between the Shiwalik and the Himachal (Lesser Himalaya) ranges, such as Dehradun, are known as:

  1. ADuns
  2. BBhabar
  3. CTerai
  4. DDoabs
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Answer: A

'Duns' are broad, flat, longitudinal valleys formed between the Shiwalik and Lesser Himalaya ranges; Dehradun is a well-known example.

5. The eastern hilly extension of the Himalayas, comprising the Patkai, Naga, and Mizo hills, is collectively known as the:

  1. AAravallis
  2. BPurvanchal
  3. CKarakoram
  4. DSatpura range
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Answer: B

The Purvanchal hills form the eastern extension of the Himalayas, running through Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.

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