Vile Parle Mahila Sangh’s

Orion School (CISCE)

Grade X
Indirect Map Questions
Sr. No. Feature Clues
MOUNTAINS
1 Himalayas Abode of Snow /
Climatic divide of India /
World’s highest mountain ranges /
Young fold mountains /
Mountains found in the north of India /
The mountains with the highest peak of the
world /
Mountains formed by the collision of Indian
and Eurasian Plates
2 Karakoram The young fold mountains running through
Kashmir and Ladakh /
The mountain where Karakoram Pass is
located /
The mountain range where the highest peak
of India (K2) is located /
The mountain range where the second
highest peak of the world is located
3 Aravalli The mountain range that starts near Delhi,
passes through Haryana, Rajasthan and ends
in Gujarat (Ahmedabad) /
The hills that run through the state of
Rajasthan /
The residual mountains found in the North
West of India/
Old Fold Mountains /
The hills where the hill station Mt.Abu is
located /
Mountain lying parallel to the Arabian Sea
Branch of South West Monsoon Winds
4 Vindhyas The mountain to the north of the Narmada
river /
Mountains that run parallel to the Narmada
river/
The mountains that form the southern
boundary of the Malwa plateau /
Source of Chambal and Betwa rivers
5 Satpura Seven folds /
Seven Mountains /
Forms a watershed between Narmada and
Tapi rivers /
The hills running between the rivers Narmada
and Tapti
6 Western Ghats Considered as one of the world's "hottest
hotspots" of biodiversity /
Also called Sahyadris /
A UNESCO world heritage site /
The hills that run parallel to the west coast of
India /
The hills that form the western boundary of
the Deccan Plateau /
The hills that has Anaimudi as its highest peak
/
India’s Great Escarpment
7 Eastern Ghats The hills that are found along the east coast of
India /
The hills that are broken due to east flowing
rivers
8 Nilgiris Blue Mountains /
The hills where the Western and Eastern
Ghats meet /
Hills where tea is grown in Tamil Nadu
9 Garo Western section of the hills in Meghalaya
10 Khasi The hills where the wettest region of the
world is located /
The middle section of the hills found in the
Meghalaya state/plateau/
11 Jaintia Located in the eastern part of the Meghalaya
state
 PEAKS
12 Mount Godwin Austin The highest peak in Karakoram mountains /
(K2) Highest peak of India /
Second highest peak of the world/
The peak located in the state of Kashmir
13 Mount Kanchenjunga The third highest peak in the world /
The highest peak of the Himalayas in India /
The mountain peak located on the border
between India and Nepal
PLATEAUS
14 Deccan Plateau Plateau located to the South of River
Narmada /
The peninsular plateau /
The plateau bounded by the eastern and
Western Ghats /
The plateau which is the rain shadow region
of the Western Ghats /
The plateau rich in black soil /
Volcanic plateau /
Plateau formed due to volcanic activity /
One of the oldest plateau or landform of India
/
Dissected plateau
15 Chota Nagpur Plateau The mineral rich plateau /
The plateau which is a store house of minerals
/
Ruhr of India /
The plateau from where the Damodar river
originates /
The plateau where the largest number of Iron
and Steel plants are located/
The plateau which has abundant reserves of
coal, limestone and high grade iron ore

PLAINS
16 Gangetic Plains The largest fertile plain in North India/
The plain formed by the river Ganga and its
tributaries
17 Konkan Coast The coast that receives mango showers /
The northern section/part of the western
coastal plain /
The coastal plain of Goa and Maharashtra
18 Kanara coast The central part of the western coastal plain/
The coastal plain of Karnataka /
The coast to receive cherry blossom
19 Malabar Coast The coast to receive the first showers from
the south west monsoon or summer monsoon
winds /
The southernmost part of the western coastal
plain /
The coast or coastal plain of Kerala /
Plain known for spices and tea plantations
20 Coromandel Coast The southern section/part of the Eastern
Coastal Plain /
The coastal plain that gets rain from the
Retreating South West monsoon and North
East monsoon winds

21 Northern Circars The northern section/ part of the east coast

or coastal plain /
The part of the eastern coastal plain where
the largest lagoon of India Chilka lake is
located

DESERT
22 Thar The Great Indian Desert /
The desert located in the north western part
of India or Western Rajasthan/
Rain shadow region of the Aravallis

RIVERS
23 Indus A historically important river that gave rise to
the Harappan Civilisation
24 Jhelum The westernmost of the five rivers of
the Punjab region /
It is a tributary of the Chenab River /
 The tributary of Indus on the banks of which
the city Srinagar is located
25 Chenab The largest tributary of the Indus River
26 Ravi Also known as the River of Lahore /
The smallest river of all other trans-boundary
rivers of India and Pakistan
27 Beas A tributary of Sutluj River and a part of the
Indus river system and flows entirely in India
28 Sutlej The longest tributary of River Indus /
The easternmost tributary of River Indus /
The river on which the Bhakra Dam is built
29 Ganga A trans-boundary river of Asia which flows
through India and Bangladesh /
The longest river of India /
Rises from the Gangotri glacier /
Holiest river
30 Yamuna Right bank tributary of River Ganga /
The river on the banks of which the city of
Delhi is located
31 Gomti Closest left bank tributary of River Ganga
32 Ghagra Largest tributary of the Ganges by volume
33 Gandak A left bank tributary of the Ganges /
Also known as Narayani in Nepal
34 Kosi Sorrow of Bihar /
Sorrow of Jharkhand
35 Chambal Tributary of Yamuna river /
Ghost river
36 Betwa Tributary of Yamuna river /
Also known as Ganga of Madya Pradesh due
to its pollution
37 Son 2nd largest southern (right bank) tributary of
the Ganges after the Yamuna River /
Sorrow of Madhya Pradesh
38 Damodar Bengal’s Sorrow /
River of Sorrow
39 Brahmaputra Red River /
Son of Brahma
40 Narmada The largest flowing river in the state
of Madhya Pradesh /
Flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh
and Gujarat in India /
It is also known as the "Lifeline of Madhya
Pradesh and Gujarat" due to its huge
contribution to the two states in many ways/
River flowing between Vindhyas and Satpuras
41 Tapti / Tapi River to the south of Satpuras /
River located to the south of Narmada river
and flowing westwards
42 Mahanadi Largest river in Odisha /
Oldest river in East Central India /
Hirakud dam is built on this river
43 Godavari Also known as Vridha Ganga or Old Ganga /
Also known as Dakshin Ganga /
Largest river in Peninsular India
44 Krishna Third longest river in India /
Lifeline of Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra
Pradesh and Maharashtra /
Nagarjuna Sagar dam was built on this river
45 Cauveri Longest river in Tamil Nadu /
Ganges of the South /
Golden river
46 Tungabhadra Tributary of River Krishna
WATER BODIES
47 Gulf of Kutch Luni river drains into this gulf
48 Gulf of Khambhat Also known as Gulf of Cambay /
Rivers Sabarmati, Narmada and Tapi drain
their waters into this gulf /
The Harappan port town at Lothal is situated
at the head of this gulf
49 Gulf of Mannar Largest gulf of India
50 Palk Strait Strait separating India and Sri Lanka
51 Andaman Sea
52 Chilka Lake Largest brackish water lagoon in Asia /
Largest salt water lake in India
53 Wular Lake Largest freshwater lake in India
 PASSES
54 Karakoram Pass The pass located in the north of India /
The pass located in the Karakoram mountains
55 Nathu La Pass Pass that is located on the Old Silk Route /
The pass located in the north east of India /
Pass that connects Sikkim and Tibet /
The pass located in the eastern border of
Sikkim /
LATITUDE &
LONGITUDE
56 Tropic of Cancer The latitude that divides India into almost two
equal halves
57 Standard Meridian Indian Standard Time is calculated according
to this longitude
WINDS
58 South West Monsoon
Winds (Arabian Sea
Branch)
59 South West Monsoon Winds responsible for the wettest place in the
Winds (Bay of Bengal world
Branch)
60 North East Monsoon Coromandel coast receives rain during winter
Winds from these winds
61 Western Disturbances Winds that give rain to the northern part of
our country during winter /
Rains beneficial for rabi crops
MINERALS
62 Mumbai High Offshore Oil Field
63 Digboi Asia’s first oil refinery /
Oldest oil field of India /
Onshore oil field /
Oil field located in North East India or Assam
64 Singhbhum Largest iron ore mine of India /
Where iron ore is mined in Jharkhand
65 Jharia Largest coal field of India
SOIL
66 Alluvial Soil Soil that occupies the largest area /
Ex situ soil formed by river deposits
67 Black Soil Also known as regur soil /
Formed due to volcanic deposits /
Lava soil /
Highly moisture retentive
68 Laterite Soil The soil formed by the process of leaching /
Found on the summits of the eastern ghats,
western ghats and in the Garo, Khasi, Jaintia
hilly region /
Hardens when dry, hence used for
construction purposes
69 Red Soil Formed by the weathering of igneous and
metamorphic rocks /
Soil found in the eastern parts of the Deccan
plateau / north eastern parts of India
CITIES
70 Delhi City located on the banks of River Yamuna
71 Mumbai Financial capital /
Commercial capital
72 Kolkata City of Joy /
Capital of West Bengal /
City with a riverine port
73 Chennai Capital of Tamil Nadu /
A city with an artificial port on the
east coast

74 Hyderabad Capital of Telangana /

City of Pearls /
City of Nizams
75 Bengaluru Silicon Valley of India /
Garden city of India /
Science city of India /
Capital of Karnataka /
Electronic capital of India
76 Kochi A major port city along the Malabar Coast /
Formerly known as Cochin /
Queen of Arabian Sea /
Natural harbor on Arabian Sea coast /
 Centre of World Spice Trade for many
centuries
77 Chandigarh A city and a union territory /
Capital of Punjab and Haryana /
Capital of two states but not a part of either
state /
Capital of two states and ruled by Union
Government /
Wealthiest town of India
78 Srinagar Located near River Jhelum /
Capital of Jammu and Kashmir during summer
/
79 Vishakhapatnam City of Destiny /
Jewel of the East coast
80 Prayagraj (Allahabad) Indian Standard Meridian passes through this
city
POPULATION
81 Kerala Densely populated area / state below the
Tropic of Cancer
82 Gangetic Plains Densely populated area above the Tropic of
Cancer
83 Uttar Pradesh / Bihar / Densely populated state above the Tropic of
West Bengal Cancer
84 Ladakh and Jammu & Sparsely populated state / region in the North
Kashmir
85 Thar Desert Sparsely populated state / region in the West
86 Sikkim and Arunachal Sparsely populated state / region in the
Pradesh North East