Class IX - Physical Features of India

Questions within the Lesson

Q.1. Find out the names of the glaciers and passes that lie in Great Himalayas.  

Ans. Glaciers in the Great Himalayas — Gangotri, Chaturangi, Bhagirathi, Kharak, Satopanth,

Kamet, Milam and Pindari.

Passes in the Great Himalayas — Karakoram pass, Shipkila pass, Nathula, Bomdila pass.

Q.2. Find out the name of the states where highest peaks are located.

Ans. Mountain peaks                        States

        Kanchenjunga                          Sikkim

        Nanga Parbat                          Jammu and Kashmir

        Nanda Devi                             Uttarakhand

        Kamet                                     Uttarakhand

        Namcha Barwa                        Assam

Q.3. Find out location of Mussoorie, Nainital, Ranikhet from your atlas and also name the

states where they are located.  

Ans. Mussoorie (Uttarakhand)

        Nainital      (Uttarakhand)

        Ranikhet    (Uttarakhand)