OUR COUNTRY INDIA

1. What is Peninsula? Is India a peninsula?

Peninsula means a piece of land surrounded by water on all the

three sides. Yes, India is a peninsula as it has Arabian Sea on the
west, Bay of Bengal on the east and Indian Ocean on the south.

2. What is Standard Time? Why do we need this? From where do

we derive Indian Standard Time?

 Standard Time is derived from the local time of the

centrally located meridian of a country.
 This time is followed all over the country.
 It is needed to avoid confusion where a large country has
great longitudinal extent.
 India derives its standard time from the centrally located
meridian 82 ½ 0 Meridian

3. Name the immediate neighbours of India that shares their

boundary with us:

1. Pakistan
2. Afghanistan
3. Myanmar
4. Bangladesh
5. China
6. Nepal
7. Bhutan

4. Mention the name of all union Territories:

 1. New Delhi
2. Chandigarh
3. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
4. Daman and Diu
5. Dadra Nagar and Haveli
6. Lakshadweep
7. Ladakh
8. Jammu and Kashmir
9. Puducherry

5. How do we say that India is a land of physical diversities?

We say that India is a land of physical diversities as it has the

following types of landforms:
 Plains
 Plateaus
 Mountain
 Coastal Areas
 Islands
 Deserts

6. Himalaya= Abode of Snow

7. Mention the three ranges of Himalaya:

Himadri or Great Himalaya

Himachal or Middle Himalaya
Shiwalik or Lower Himalaya

8. Find the name of five hill stations in Himalaya:

Gulmarg, Sonmarg, Nainitaal, Darjeeling and Shimla
9. How were the plains formed? Where do we find plains in India?

 They are level and flat. These are formed by the alluvial
deposits laid down by the rivers The Indus, The Ganga, The
Brahmaputra and their tributaries.
 These river plains provide fertile land for cultivation. This
is only reason of high concentration of population in these
plains.
10. Define Alluvial Deposits:
These are fine soils , Brought by rivers and deposited in the river
basins .