Lesson 11

Travel _ Explore India

Worksheet

I. Fill in the blanks

1.The economic capital of Punjab is Amritsar.

2.The backbone of Indian road network is National Highway.

3.The golden temple is also known as Harmandir Sahib.

4.The gurdwara is located in the City of Amritsar in Punjab.

5.The man made pool was constructed in the golden temple by Guru Ram Das.

6.The sacred book of sikhs is Guru Granth Sahib.

7.Jujube tree was planted by the first priest Baba Buddha.

8.Vashisht kund is one of the ancient villages in Manali.

9.Mountains are the source of freshwater.

II Rewrite the sentences

1. The northernmost range of Himalaya is called the Himachal.

The northernmost range of Himalaya is called the Himadri.

2. Ludhiana is a large city in France.

Ludhiana is a large city in India( Punjab).

3. Saint Thyagaraja the great composer of Carnatic music lived in Tanjore.

Saint Thyagaraja the great composer of Carnatic music lived in Thiruvaiyaru.

4. NH 47 is the longest highway in India.

NH 44 is the longest highway in India.

5. Rowlatt act was passed by the British in the year 1990.

Rowlatt act was passed by the British in the year 1919.

III Name the following

1. The last Indian railway station connecting India and Pakistan.

Attari

2.Excessive emission of carbon dioxide due to vehicles can lead to

Greenhouse effect

3. The longest road tunnel in India is

Dr. Syama Prasad mukherjee tunnel

4. The border separating India and Pakistan.

Wagah _ Attari border

5. First or the oldest tunnel in India.

Parsik railway tunnel

6.An act introduced by the British to curb the fundamental rights of people.

Rowlatt act (1919)

7. The valleys created between the Himachal and the Shivalik ranges of the Himalayan range.

Duns

8. The total distance covered by NH44.

4100 km

IV Answer the following

1.Name the three parallel mountain ranges and write down its altitude.

The three parallel mountain ranges and their altitude are

1. Himadri_ 6000 m

2. Himachal_ 4000 m

3. Shivaliks_ 1000 m

2. What are greenhouse gases?

Greenhouse are the gases in the atmosphere that raise the surface temperature of the planets
such as the earth. eg) CO2, methane etc....

3. Identify the picture and answer the following questions

a. Name this holy place of the sikhs.

Gurudwara

b. The city in which it is located.

Amritsar, Punjab

c. The holy book of Sikhs.

Harmandir Sahib