Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 1 — Chapter 1: Geographical Diversity of India
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Where are the Himalayas located in India? [1]
(A) The north
(B) The south
(C) The east coast only
(D) The west coast only
2. What is the Indo-Gangetic Plains known for? [1]
(A) Fertility and dense population
(B) Being a desert
(C) Being very cold
(D) Being uninhabited
3. Where is the Deccan Plateau located? [1]
(A) Southern India
(B) Northern India
(C) Only the coast
(D) Underwater
4. Where is the Thar Desert located? [1]
(A) The northwest
(B) The southeast
(C) The far north
(D) Underwater
5. What runs along India's coasts? [1]
(A) The Eastern and Western Ghats
(B) Only deserts
(C) Only plains
(D) Nothing significant
6. What does India's coastline support? [1]
(A) Fishing and trade
(B) Only farming
(C) Only mining
(D) Nothing
7. What does physical diversity influence? [1]
(A) Regional climate, agriculture and culture
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only tourism
(D) Only sports
8. Why is India called physically diverse? [1]
(A) It has mountains, plains, deserts and coasts
(B) It has only one landscape
(C) It has no diversity
(D) It's entirely flat
9. How does climate vary in India? [1]
(A) Cold north winters, warm southern coasts
(B) No variation at all
(C) Always cold everywhere
(D) Always hot everywhere
10. What are examples of cultural variation? [1]
(A) Language, festivals and cuisine
(B) No variation exists
(C) Only clothing varies
(D) Only food varies
11. What might mountain regions focus on? [1]
(A) Tourism or terrace farming
(B) Only large-scale agriculture
(C) Only fishing
(D) Only mining
12. What might plains regions focus on? [1]
(A) Large-scale agriculture
(B) Only tourism
(C) Only fishing
(D) Only mining
13. What shapes regional lifestyle differences? [1]
(A) Geography
(B) Only personal choice
(C) Nothing specific
(D) Random chance
14. Why understand regional variations? [1]
(A) To appreciate India's complexity
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful
15. What interacts to shape different ways of life? [1]
(A) Geography, history and culture
(B) Only geography
(C) Only history
(D) Nothing
16. Is India's regional variation due to its size and geography? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No, it's random
(C) Only due to history
(D) Only due to language