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Check Your Study

A. Tick () the correct answers.

1. New Delhi was made the capital of India in

(a) 1911 (b) 1947 (c) 1950
2. The city of New Delhi was planned by

(a) Edward Lawrence (b) Edwin Lutyens

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Amrit Udyan is located in the

(a) Parliament House (b) Rashtrapati Bhavan

(c) Chanakya Puri
B. Fill in the blanks with information from the text.

1. Delhi is surrounded by and .

2. The British shifted the capital from to Delhi.
3. The President of India lives in the .

C. Answer these questions.

1. What were the old names of Delhi?

2. Name any four places of tourist attraction in New Delhi.
3. Name the main buildings in the Central Secretariat in New Delhi.

Think and Answer • Information literacy

D. What is NCR? Collect information about it.

Let Us Do • Creativity

E. Project: Collect information about New Delhi and Old Delhi Railway stations.

F. Activity: Collect pictures of five tourist attractions in Delhi.

Value Corner • Critical thinking

G. Write two suggestions to keep Delhi safe and healthy.

Life Skills • Critical thinking

H. If you want to visit Andaman Islands from New Delhi, you will board a/an

(a) ship (b) aeroplane

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