ST. LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL JESUIT CHRISTIAN MINORITY INSTITUTION SECOND TERM ANSWER SHEET NO. - 18 Class: 9 Sub: GEOGRAPHY Date- 27/04/2020 TOPIC: THE WESTERN PLATEAU CHAPTER: 8 I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION. (1X15=15) 1. The_________________ region comprises of entire Purulia, West Mednipur, Bardhaman, Birbhum and western part of Bankura districts. a. Western Plateau 2. _________________ region is basically made of granite and gneiss. c. western plateau 3. The Western Plateau region occupies about ___________ percent of the total area of West Bengal. b. 6 4. The _____________ region lies between the Subarnarekha and Kangsabati rivers of Purulia district. a. Ayodhya plateau 5. This region is a continuation of Chotanagpur plateau of Jharkhand. b. Western plateau 6. Many hills with steep slopes are seen in the Ayodhya plateau region known as c. Monad nocks 7. _____________ is the highest peak of the Ayodhya plateau region. c. Gorgaburu 8. The artesian well of ______________ lies little away from Brahmani falls and emits water the year round. b. Sita kund 9. ______________ region spreads from Subarnarekha river in the west to Gori river. d. Purulia highland 10. The region between the Kansai and Subarnarekha in Purulia district is the most elevated portion of Western plateau. It is known as b. Barabhum 11. This region lies in the southern most part of Purulia district, spreading up to West Mednipur in the south- east. b. Birbhum highland 12. The average altitude of this highland is around 300m. a. Purulia 13. A rocky heap known as _________________ has an altitude of 100 m. d. Karasoli 14. This region lies near the western plateau and gradually reduces to a plain spreading over Birbhum, Bankura and Bardhaman districts. c. Susunia highland 15. A number of hills like Bhandari, Bero hill, Garh Panchakot and Jaichandi are seen in _____________________ region. a. Purulia highland SHABARI DAS .