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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 10 Social Science Geography Chapter 2 Indian Physiography

Class 10 Social Science Indian Physiography Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers

I. Completer The Following Blanks With Suitable Answers

Question 1.
The greater Himalayas are also known as __________.
Answer:
Himadri

Question 2.
The lesser Himalaya are also known as __________.
Answer:
Himachal

Question 3.
In South India _________ is the highest peak.
Answer:
Anamudi

Question 4.
The eastern ghats meet the western ghats in the __________ hills.
Answer:
Nilgiri

Question 5.
The Northern great plain is made up of __________ soil.
Answer:
Alluvial

II. Discuss In Groups And Answers The Following Questions

Question 1.
Which are the main physiography divisions of India?
Answer:
Physiography India can be divided into four major divisions. They are :

• The Northern Mountains
• The Northern Great Plains
• The Peninsular Plateau.
• The Coastal Plains and Islands

Question 2.
State how the Northern great plains were formed?
Answer:
It is formed by the dispositional work of three river systems namely the Sutlej, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra. It is the largest alluvial soil tract in the world.

Question 3.
Write briefly about the Siwalik hills
Answer:
They are the outer most ranges or foothills located to the South of the main Himalayas.

• Height of 600 to 1500 mts and width varying from 15 – 150 km.
• They extend from Jammu and Kashmir in the wet to Arunachal Pradesh in the east.
• They have flat bottom, structured valleys, which are known as ‘Doons’ eg : Dehradoon.

Question 4.
Distinguish between the Eastern Ghats and the western ghats.
Answer:

The Eastern Ghats	The Western Ghats
The eastern ghats run almost parallel to the east coast of India.	The western ghats are a continuous range running parallel to the west coast
They extend from the Mahanadi valley in the North, towards the Niligiri hills in the South where they join the western Ghats	From the Tapi valley to Kanyakumari. They are also known as the Sahyadri’s. They are very steep on the western side and gentle on the eastern side.
They are lower than the western ghats and are not continuous	Bought, Talghat, and Palghat are important passes across the western ghats. South of the Palghat gap the western Ghats continue as the Anaimalai
The highest peak in the eastern ghats is Armakonda	‘Anamudi’ in the Anaimalai hills is the highest peak in South India.

Question 5.
State the importance of the Northern mountains.
Answer:The Northern Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in the world. They have the highest peaks, deep valleys and gorges, glaciers, passes etc. They act as natural frontiers and prevent foreign invasion, they prevent the cold winds from central Asia. They obstruct the rain-bearing winds and this causes heavy rainfall. They are a storehouse of minerals and birthplace of many rivers and waterfalls which are used to generate hydroelectric power.

Class 10 Social Science Indian Physiography Additional Questions and Answers

I. Multiple Choice Questions:

Question 1.
The mountains lying to the northwest of the Himadri are called, __________.
a. Himadri
b. Himachal
c. Siwalik range
d. Trans Himalayas
Answer:
d. Trans Himalayas

Question 2.
Mt. Everest its Nepalese name is __________.
a. Karakoram range
b. Mt. Godwin Austin
c. Sagarmatha
d. Chomolungma
Answer:
c. Sagarmatha

Question 3.
This peak is not belongs to the greater Himalayas __________.
a. Makulu
b. Naga Tiba
c. Dhaulagiri
d. Manaslu
Answer:
b. Naga Tiba

Question 4.
The northern great plains formed by three rivers are __________.
a. Sutlej, Ganga and Brahmaputra
b. Ganga Kosi Rihand
c. Sutlej, Chembal, Rabi
d. Crahmaputra , Ganga, Godavari
Answer:
a. Sutlej, Ganga and Brahmaputra

Question 5.
The Lakshadweep islands are formed by __________.
a. Volcanic rocks
b. Corals
c. Basalt Rocks
d. None of these
Answer:
b. Corals

Question 6.
The comprise of the Himalayas which are a group of __________.
a) Folded mountains
b) Parallel ranges
c) Highest mountains ranges
d) Young fold mountains
Answer:
d) Young fold mountains

Question 7.
Manaslu and Nandadevi peaks situated in __________.
a) The lesser Himalayas
b) The greater Himalayas
c) The Siwalik Hills
d) The Northern Mountain
Answer:
b) The greater Himalayas

Question 8.
Shimla and Ranikhet Hill stations are in __________.
a) The Siwalik hills
b) The peninsular plateau
c) The lesser Himalayas
d) The Northern Mountain
Answer:
c) The lesser Himalayas

Question 9.
The main use of the himalayas is __________.
a) Prevent foreign invasion
b) They prevent the cold wind
c) They obstruct the rain-bearing winds
d) All of the above
Answer:
d) All of the above

Question 10.
The Siwalik Hills are also known as __________.
a) Inner Himalayas
b) Outer Himalayas
c) Middle Himalayas
d) Lesser Himalayas
Answer:
b) Outer Himalayas

Question 11.
The highest peak in South India is __________.
a) Anamudi
b) Nilgiri
c) Guru Shikhar
d) Armaonda
Answer:
a) Anamudi

Question 12.
Western ghats are steeper on this side, __________.
a) Western
b) Eastern
c) Northern
d) Southern
Answer:
a) Western

Question 13.
A narrow belt running in an east-west direction along the foot of Siwaliks are called as __________.
a) The satpur
b) The coastal plains
c) The Bhabar
d) The Deccan plateau
Answer:
c) The Bhabar

Question 14.
Lake Chilka and Lake Kolleru belongs to __________.
a) The eastern coastal plain
b) The eastern ghats
c) The western ghats
d) The deccan plateau
Answer:
a) The eastern coastal plain

Question 15.
The importance of coastal plains __________.
a) Useful for fishing
b) Help to foreign trade
c) Production of salt
d) All of the above
Answer:
d) All of the above

Two Marks Questions

Question 1.
Name the Himalayas three parallel ranges
Answer:

• Greater Himalayas
• Lesser Himalayas
• Siwalik hills

Question 2.
Which are the highest peaks in the world?
Answer:

• Mt. Everest
• Kanchana Ganga
• Makulu
• Dhaulagiri
• Manaslu
• Nandadevi etc

Question 3.
Mention the parallel ranges in the lesser Himalayas.
Answer:

• The Pirpanjal
• The Dhaula Dhar
• The Naga Tiba
• The Mussorie
•  The Mahabharat
• The Darjeeling ranges

Question 4.
Write the importance of the northern great plain.
Answer:

• The northern great plain is very suitable for irrigation and agriculture as it has perennial rivers and vast fertile alluvial soil.
• Its level land supports a network of roads railways, and means of communication.
• They are useful for industrializtion, urbanization and trade.

Question 5.
How peninsular plateau has économical importance
Answer:

• The peninsular plateau is rich in minerals thick forests and biodiversity,
• It has an influence on southwest monsoons and it is covered with black soil which is useful or agriculture.
• The western ghats are the birthplace of many South Indian rivers, which are useful for the generation of hydroelectricity.

Question 6.
Write the importance of coastal plains of India.
Answer:

• The coastal plains of India provide some natural harbors which help in carrying. on foreign trade. They are Kandla, Mumbai, Marmagoa, Kochi, Vishakhapatnam, Kolkata etc
• The coastal plain are useful for fishing shipbuilding, agriculture and production of salt.
• Many beaches are found along the coast and they attract tourists.
• The backwaters are useful for navigation.

Question 7.
Write a note on the island of India.
Answer:

• There are about 247 islands in India of these 204 are in Bay of Bengal and 43 are in the Arabian sea. The Andaman and Nicobar islands are in the Bay of Bengal.
• The Lakshadweep islands are in the Arabian sea and are formed by corals.

III. Three Marks Questions

Question 1.
Write the differences between the western coastal plain and the eastern coastal plain.
Answer:

The western coastal plain	The Eastern coastal plain
It lies between the western ghats and the Arabian sea	It lies between the eastern ghats and the Bay of Bengal
It extends from the Rann of Kutch to Kanyakumari	This extended from the north of river Suvarnarekha to Kanyakumari
It is narrow, steep and rocky	It is broader than the western coastal plain
It can be divided into 3 parts a. Konkan coast which lies to the south of the Gujarat plain extends from Daman to Goa b. The Karnataka coast which extends from Goa to Mangaluru c. The Malabar coast, which extends from Mangaluru to Kanyakumari	The eastern coastal plain is divided into two parts a. The Northern coast which lies to the north of river Krishna and b. The southern part which is called coromandel coast
	Some lagoons are formed in this coastal plain, such as lake, chilka, lake, pulicate and lake killer

IV. Draw The Outline Map Of India And Show The Major Physical Divisions Of India

Question 1.
In the North Indian map, a physical division is marked (a) Name it and (b) Mention any two economic importance of it.

Answer:
a) The Northern Great Plain
b) Importance :

• Suitable for irrigation
• it has vast fertile Alluvial soil
• Useful to Industrialization

Question 2.
In the South Indian mapa physical division is marked a) Name it and (b) Mention any two economic importance of it.

Answer:
a) The Coastal Plain
b)

• Natural harbour
• Navigation
• Development of foreign trade
• Tourism