Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 7 — Chapter 7: Structure and Physiography of India
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is the Peninsular Plateau known for? [1]
(A) Being ancient, stable and mineral-rich
(B) Being young and unstable
(C) Having no minerals
(D) Being entirely flat with no plateau features
2. How did the Himalayas form? [1]
(A) Collision of tectonic plates
(B) Volcanic activity only
(C) River deposits only
(D) Wind erosion only
3. What makes the Himalayan region earthquake-prone? [1]
(A) Being geologically young and still rising
(B) Being old and stable
(C) Having no tectonic activity
(D) Random chance only
4. How did the Northern Plains form? [1]
(A) River-deposited alluvial soil
(B) Volcanic activity
(C) Wind erosion
(D) Ocean deposits
5. Which rivers formed the Northern Plains? [1]
(A) Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra
(B) Only the Godavari
(C) Only the Krishna
(D) Only the Narmada
6. What are the Northern Plains known for? [1]
(A) Extreme fertility
(B) Being entirely desert
(C) Having no agriculture
(D) Being mountainous
7. Why study India's physiography? [1]
(A) To explain regional agriculture and disaster vulnerability
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
8. What resource is the Peninsular Plateau rich in? [1]
(A) Minerals
(B) Only water
(C) Only forests
(D) Nothing significant
9. What is the Peninsular Plateau known for? [1]
(A) Being ancient, stable and mineral-rich
(B) Being young and unstable
(C) Having no minerals
(D) Being entirely flat with no plateau features
10. How did the Himalayas form? [1]
(A) Collision of tectonic plates
(B) Volcanic activity only
(C) River deposits only
(D) Wind erosion only
11. What makes the Himalayan region earthquake-prone? [1]
(A) Being geologically young and still rising
(B) Being old and stable
(C) Having no tectonic activity
(D) Random chance only
12. How did the Northern Plains form? [1]
(A) River-deposited alluvial soil
(B) Volcanic activity
(C) Wind erosion
(D) Ocean deposits
13. Which rivers formed the Northern Plains? [1]
(A) Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra
(B) Only the Godavari
(C) Only the Krishna
(D) Only the Narmada
14. What are the Northern Plains known for? [1]
(A) Extreme fertility
(B) Being entirely desert
(C) Having no agriculture
(D) Being mountainous
15. Why study India's physiography? [1]
(A) To explain regional agriculture and disaster vulnerability
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
16. What resource is the Peninsular Plateau rich in? [1]
(A) Minerals
(B) Only water
(C) Only forests
(D) Nothing significant