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• Critical thinking
Answer the questions orally.

1. Name the capital of Jharkhand.
2. Name the capital of Odisha.

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

Andhra Pradesh is located towards
the east of Karnataka. Amaravati is

the capital. Other important cities are
Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati, Vijayawada,

Kurnool and Chittoor. The Godavari and
Krishna rivers flow through the State.
Most of the people are farmers. Rice,

jowar, tobacco, sugarcane, groundnut, Golconda Fort
ragi and cashews are grown. Industries like computer software, iron

and steel, shipbuilding, cement, silk, and handlooms have developed.
The State is also famous for bidri work on metal ware. Telugu, Urdu
and English are spoken. The popular festivals in the State are Pongal,

Sankranti and Ugadi. Kuchipudi is the most popular dance form in the
State. Men like to wear dhoti-shirt and women wear sarees. The State

has many tourist attractions, such as Charminar and Golconda Fort. The
Lord Venkateshwara Temple in Tirupati is the most important religious

centre in India. Lakhs of people come to worship here.

Telangana was officially created on 2 June 2014. Telangana was a part
of Andhra Pradesh. Telangana is a land-locked State. Its area is about

114,810 sq km. It is the twelfth-largest State. Its capital is Hyderabad.
Telangana is bordered by the states of Andhra Pradesh in the south and

east, Maharashtra in the north and north-west, Karnataka in the west
and Chhattisgarh in the north-east. Telangana has a population of 351.9

lakh (2011 census). Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Warangal, Karimnagar and
Nizamabad are the major cities in Telangana State. The region is drained

by two major rivers, the Godavari and the Krishna Rivers. Most of the
land is arid. Telangana is also drained by several minor rivers such as
the Bhima, the Manjira and the Musi.

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