Class 6 Social Science Geography Chapter 3 MCQs – Landforms and Life
Class 6 Social Science Geography Chapter 3 MCQs for “Landforms and Life” (based on NCERT textbook Exploring Society: India and Beyond ).
MCQ with Answers for Practice – Geography Chapter 3 – Landforms and Life
Class 6 Social Science – Exploring Society: India and Beyond
Theme A — India and the World: Land and the People
Geography Chapter 3: Landforms and Life
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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – Geography Chapter 3: Landforms and Life
Q1. What is a landform?
A. A political boundary
B. A physical feature on the Earth’s surface
C. A type of climate
D. A human-made structure
Correct Answer: B
Q2. How many major landforms are broadly classified in this chapter?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Correct Answer: B
Q3. Which of the following is NOT a major landform?
A. Mountains
B. Plateaus
C. Plains
D. Rivers
Correct Answer: D
Q4. What does altitude mean?
A. Distance from the equator
B. Height above sea level
C. Depth below ground
D. Distance from rivers
Correct Answer: B
Q5. Mountains can be identified by which feature?
A. Flat surface
B. Broad base and narrow summit
C. Sandy soil
D. Low elevation
Correct Answer: B
Q6. What happens to snow at lower altitudes in summer?
A. It freezes
B. It turns into icebergs
C. It melts and feeds rivers
D. It evaporates immediately
Correct Answer: C
Q7. What are highlands with rounded tops and gentler slopes called?
A. Plateaus
B. Plains
C. Hills
D. Valleys
Correct Answer: C
Q8. Which mountain is the highest in the world?
A. Mount Kanchenjunga
B. Mount Kilimanjaro
C. Mount Everest
D. Mount Aconcagua
Correct Answer: C
Q9. Mount Kanchenjunga lies between which regions?
A. India and Bhutan
B. Nepal and Sikkim
C. India and Nepal
D. China and Bhutan
Correct Answer: B
Q10. Which mountain is an isolated mountain not part of any range?
A. Mount Everest
B. Mount Aconcagua
C. Mount Kilimanjaro
D. Mont Blanc
Correct Answer: C
Q11. Which mountain range is considered young?
A. Aravalli Range
B. Vindhya Range
C. Himalayas
D. Nilgiri Hills
Correct Answer: C
Q12. Why are older mountains more rounded?
A. Due to volcanic eruptions
B. Due to erosion over time
C. Due to heavy snowfall
D. Due to earthquakes
Correct Answer: B
Q13. What type of forest is commonly found on mountain slopes?
A. Tropical forest
B. Mangrove forest
C. Montane forest
D. Thorn forest
Correct Answer: C
Q14. Which trees are common in montane forests?
A. Teak and sal
B. Pine and deodar
C. Bamboo and grass
D. Palm and coconut
Correct Answer: B
Q15. At higher altitudes, trees are replaced by
A. Crops
B. Shrubs
C. Mosses and lichens
D. Desert plants
Correct Answer: C
Q16. Which of the following animals lives in mountain regions?
A. Camel
B. Yak
C. Crocodile
D. Dolphin
Correct Answer: B
Q17. Terrace farming is practised mainly in
A. Plains
B. Plateaus
C. Mountains
D. Deserts
Correct Answer: C
Q18. Why is terrace farming done?
A. To grow more crops quickly
B. To prevent soil erosion on slopes
C. To store rainwater
D. To increase land height
Correct Answer: B
Q19. Which occupation is preferred in mountainous regions?
A. Fishing
B. Mining
C. Herding
D. Shipbuilding
Correct Answer: C
Q20. Which of the following is NOT a challenge faced in mountains?
A. Landslides
B. Avalanches
C. Flash floods
D. Cyclones
Correct Answer: D
Q21. What is a plateau?
A. Low flat land
B. Raised flat land with steep sides
C. Deep valley
D. Sandy plain
Correct Answer: B
Q22. Which plateau is the largest and highest in the world?
A. Deccan Plateau
B. Chhota Nagpur Plateau
C. Tibetan Plateau
D. East African Plateau
Correct Answer: C
Q23. Why are plateaus called storehouses of minerals?
A. They have fertile soil
B. They have forests
C. They contain rich mineral deposits
D. They receive heavy rainfall
Correct Answer: C
Q24. Which mineral is found in the Chhota Nagpur Plateau?
A. Petroleum
B. Coal
C. Natural gas
D. Limestone
Correct Answer: B
Q25. Which waterfall is located in Meghalaya?
A. Jog Falls
B. Hundru Falls
C. Nohkalikai Falls
D. Victoria Falls
Correct Answer: C
Q26. Plains are generally located at what height?
A. Above 1000 metres
B. Above 500 metres
C. Not more than 300 metres above sea level
D. Below sea level
Correct Answer: C
Q27. Floodplains are formed by
A. Wind action
B. Glacier melting
C. River deposition
D. Volcanic eruptions
Correct Answer: C
Q28. Why are plains ideal for agriculture?
A. They receive snowfall
B. They have rocky soil
C. They have fertile sediments
D. They are dry regions
Correct Answer: C
Q29. Which crops are grown in the Ganga plain?
A. Tea and coffee
B. Rice and wheat
C. Rubber and coconut
D. Apples and barley
Correct Answer: B
Q30. What problem has increased due to excessive irrigation in plains?
A. Flooding
B. Soil erosion
C. Groundwater depletion
D. Landslides
Correct Answer: C
Q31. What is a confluence?
A. Source of a river
B. End of a river
C. Meeting point of rivers
D. Flooded area
Correct Answer: C
Q32. Which landform supported early civilisations?
A. Mountains
B. Plateaus
C. Plains
D. Deserts
Correct Answer: C
Q33. Which desert is a cold desert?
A. Sahara
B. Thar
C. Gobi
D. Arabian
Correct Answer: C
Q34. Which desert is located in India?
A. Sahara
B. Gobi
C. Thar
D. Kalahari
Correct Answer: C
Q35. Which tiṇai is associated with fertile agricultural plains?
A. Kuriñji
B. Mullai
C. Marudam
D. Neydal
Correct Answer: C
Q36. Which tiṇai is related to coastal regions?
A. Pālai
B. Marudam
C. Mullai
D. Neydal
Correct Answer: D
Q37. What does resilience mean?
A. Physical strength
B. Ability to adapt and overcome difficulties
C. Wealth accumulation
D. Population growth
Correct Answer: B
Q38. Which river originates in the Himalayas?
A. Son
B. Yamuna
C. Godavari
D. Krishna
Correct Answer: B
Q39. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. All deserts are hot
B. All plateaus are fertile
C. Melting snow feeds rivers
D. Hills are higher than mountains
Correct Answer: C
Q40. Which landform offers easy river navigation?
A. Mountains
B. Plateaus
C. Plains
D. Deserts
Correct Answer: C