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Check Your Study

A. Tick () the correct answers.

1. The Andaman and Nicobar islands are situated in the

(a) Indian Ocean (b) Bay of Bengal (c) Arabian Sea

2. Which one is not a Union Territory?

(a) Chandigarh (b) Puducherry (c) Sikkim

3. India is located in the part of the Southern hemisphere.

(a) southern (b) eastern (c) northern

B. Write True or False.

1. India is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean.

2. Bhutan is a neighbouring country of India.
3. India is officially known as the Republic of Bharat.

4. The capital of Bihar is Ranchi.
5. India has 8 Union Territories.

C. Answer these questions.

1. Name the neighbouring countries of India.

2. How is a Union Territory different from a State?

3. What are the main physical divisions of India?

Think and Answer • Critical thinking

D. If you travel from Kanniyakumari to Kashmir (in a straight line), what changes in
temperature would you feel?

Let Us Do • Information literacy

E. Collect information about the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Value Corner • Critical thinking

F. How is India a shining example of ‘Unity in Diversity’? Explain by giving examples.

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