The Northern Plain - 1 Class 4 Worksheet SST

Q1: Fill in the blanks.

(i) _______________ soil is fertile and most suited for agriculture.

(ii) Satluj joins ___________ in Pakistan.

(iii) The plains slope from  ______________ to _____________.

(iv) Indus, Ganga, Yamuna and Brahmaputra start from ___________ .

(v) The plains of Ganga and Brahmaputra lie to the _____________ of mountain ranges in the north.

(vi) The silt that rivers bring with them to the plains is called _____________.

(vii) The Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on the river _____________.

(viii) The Northern Plains can be divided into three rivers _____________.

(ix) _____________and _____________ are folk dances of Punjab.

(x) _____________ is a traditional festival of Bihar.

(xi) The Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for the one-horned _____________.

Q2: Complete the following statements.

(i) Some of the ancient cities on the bank of the Ganga are ____________

(ii) The Western plain covers ________________________

(iii) The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta is called as ______________

(iv) The Eastern Plain covers __________________

(v) The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta is called as ___________________

(vi) The North Central Plain includes _________________

Q3: True or False.

(i) The Northern-Plain extends from Punjab to the West Bengal.

(ii) Basin is the region watered by a river.

(iii) Sediment is the matter which floats on the surface of a river.

(iv) Tributaries are the rivers joining another big river.

(v) Delta is the place from where any river originates.

(vi) The soil that rivers bring with them makes the Northern Plains very fertile.

(vii) Punjab has rich deposits of coal and iron ore.

(viii) The Hooghly and Padma are tributaries of the Ganga.

(ix) Durga Puja is an important festival of West Bengal.

(x) Brahmaputra is also called Tsangpo in Tibet.

Q4: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

(i) Which of these states does not lie in the Northern Plains?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(d) Assam

(ii) Which of these is a tributary of the Ganga?
(a) Alaknanda
(b) Kosi
(c) Gomti
(d) Hooghly

(iii) Which of these towns in the Northern Plains lies on the banks of a river?
(a) Allahabad
(b) Delhi
(c) Kolkata
(d) All of these

(iv) Which of these states has huge deposits of petroleum?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Assam

Q5: Answer the following in brief.

(i) Why Ganga gets polluted?

(ii) What is alluvium?

(iii) Name a tributary of the Ganga?

(iv) Which two Indian rivers join the Bay of Bengal?

Q6: Map Based.

From the map of the Northern Plains:
(a) List the cities on the bank of the river Yamuna. ______, ______, ______, ______.
(b) List the cities on the bank of the river Ganga. ______, ______, ______, ______.
(d) Which city is on the confluence of the river Ganga and the river Yamuna? ______

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