PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as (a) Coast (b) Island (c) Peninsula (d) None of the above Answer: (c) Peninsula (ii) Mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming its boundary with Myanmar are collectively called(a) Himachal (b) Uttarakhand (c) Purvachal (d) None of the above Answer: (c) Purvachal (iii) The western coastal strip, south of Goa is referred to as (a) Coromandel ghd (b) Konkan (c) Kannad (d) Northern Circar Answer: (c) Kannad (iv) The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is (a) Anai Mudi (b) Kanchenjunga (c) Mahendragiri (d) Khasi Answer: (c) Mahendragiri 2 Answer the following questions briefly. (i) What is the bhabar? Answer (i): The Northern plains can be divided into four regions. The rivers, after descending from the mountains deposit pebbles in a narrow belt of about 8 to 16 km in width lying parallel to the slopes of the Shiwaliks. It is known as bhab...