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• Critical thinking
• Information literacy
21st CENTURY SKILLS
1 India—Our Motherland C-5.3

Competencies

Warm Up

Seven States of India together are called ‘Seven Sisters’. Which of
the following Seven States form it? Tick () the right map.

India is a big country. Its total area is about 33 lakh square kilometres.
There are only six countries in the world which are bigger than India.
Their names are Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil and Australia.

India is the most populous country in the world. India is located in the
northern hemisphere and in

the southern part of Asia. India
consists of the mainland and
two groups of islands. These

are the Lakshadweep in the
Arabian Sea and the Andaman

and Nicobar Islands in the Bay
of Bengal.

India is surrounded by Pakistan

and Afghanistan in the north-
Location of India in south Asia

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