CLASS 9 · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · CH 2: PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA
Physiographic Divisions 🏔️
NCERT-aligned Class 9 Geography topic from Contemporary India - I. Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.
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60QUESTIONS
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Key locations covered (13)
- Himadri (Greater Himalayas) — Uttarakhand/HP
- Himachal (Lesser Himalayas) — Himachal Pradesh
- Shiwaliks (Outer Himalayas) — HP/Uttarakhand
- Purvanchal (Eastern Hills) — Northeast India
- Northern Plains — UP/Bihar
- Peninsular Plateau — Central India
- Western Ghats — KA/KL/MH/Goa
- Eastern Ghats — AP/Odisha/TN
- Thar Desert — Rajasthan
- Coastal Plains — TN/AP/KL
- Indian Islands — A&N Islands
- Western Coastal Plain — West Coast
- Eastern Coastal Plain — East Coast
Sample questions (12 of 60)
Northernmost and highest range?
Himadri / Greater Himalayas
Peaks in this range?
Everest, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat, Nanda Devi
Nature of rocks?
Granite core; permanently snow-covered
Glaciers found?
Gangotri, Siachen, Zemu, Baltoro
Peaks?
Everest, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat
Per atlas physiographic zones (p.38), how are Himalayas split?
Two zones in Forest Survey of India scheme used by atlas: 'Eastern Himalayas' (Sikkim-Arunachal, wetter) and 'Western Himalayas' (J&K-HP-Uttarakhand, drier) — based on monsoon/vegetation differences rather than tectonics
Altitude range?
3,700–4,500 m
Important ranges?
Pir Panjal, Dhauladhar, Mahabharat
Famous valleys?
Kashmir Valley, Kangra Valley, Kullu Valley
Hill stations?
Shimla, Mussoorie, Nainital, Darjeeling
Pir Panjal is?
Longest range of Lesser Himalayas
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT Class 9 Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook Contemporary India - I, drawn from the chapter Ch 2: Physical Features of India. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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