Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 6 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: Landforms and Life
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What is an example of a mountain range? [1]
(A) The Himalayas
(B) The Deccan Plateau
(C) The Indo-Gangetic Plains
(D) A valley
2. What causes mountains to form? [1]
(A) Tectonic plate movement
(B) Only rain
(C) Only wind
(D) Nothing
3. What is the Deccan Plateau an example of? [1]
(A) A plateau
(B) A mountain
(C) A plain
(D) A valley
4. What are plateaus often used for? [1]
(A) Farming or mining
(B) Only fishing
(C) Only forestry
(D) Nothing
5. What is an example of a plain? [1]
(A) The Indo-Gangetic Plains
(B) The Himalayas
(C) The Deccan Plateau
(D) A valley
6. Why are plains densely populated? [1]
(A) They are fertile and good for farming
(B) They are too cold
(C) They are too high
(D) They are deserts
7. What is a valley? [1]
(A) A low area between hills or mountains
(B) A tall mountain
(C) A flat raised area
(D) An ocean
8. What often forms valleys? [1]
(A) Rivers
(B) Only wind
(C) Only tectonic plates
(D) Only volcanoes
9. What type of farming often happens in plains? [1]
(A) Regular farming due to fertile soil
(B) No farming at all
(C) Only fishing
(D) Only herding
10. What might people in mountains rely on? [1]
(A) Terrace farming, tourism or herding
(B) Only fishing
(C) Only port industries
(D) Nothing
11. What do coastal areas often support? [1]
(A) Fishing, trade and ports
(B) Only farming
(C) Only mountain activities
(D) Nothing
12. How do mountains affect transportation? [1]
(A) They make roads and railways harder to build
(B) They make transportation easier
(C) They have no effect
(D) They only affect farming
13. How do plains affect infrastructure development? [1]
(A) They allow easier and cheaper development
(B) They make it harder
(C) They have no effect
(D) They only support fishing
14. Why do landforms matter for understanding regions? [1]
(A) They shape industries, culture and population
(B) They have no importance
(C) Only climate matters
(D) Only history matters
15. What is an example of a coastal industry? [1]
(A) Fishing
(B) Terrace farming
(C) Mountain herding
(D) Desert farming
16. What is an example of a mountain-related activity? [1]
(A) Tourism or herding
(B) Port trade
(C) Coastal fishing
(D) Plains farming