CHAPTER – 1 (INDIA- SIZE AND LOCATION)

Q1. Describe the location and size of India.
Q2. Why is the difference between the duration of the day and night hardly felt in Kanyakumari but it is not so in Kashmir?
Q3. Distinguish between latitudes and Longitude.
Q4. How does India occupy an important strategic position in South Asia? Illustrate your answer by explaining three suitable points.
Q5. Which latitude and longitude divides India into two halves?
Q6. What is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India in degrees?
Q7. Name the canal that shortened the distance between India and Europe.
Q8. Why 82o30' East longitude (Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh) is taken as the Standard Time Meridian of India?
Q9. Name the countries which are larger than India.
Q10. Name the two countries which are our southern neighbors.
Q11. Name the southernmost latitude of Indian Territory, which got submerged in the year 2004. Also, write its degree.

 

CHAPTER 2 (PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA)

Q1. Mention the nature of geology and topography of the Himalayas, the Peninsular Plateau and the Northern Plains.
Q2. Why Himalayas are called the young fold mountains?
Q3. Pitti Island is located in Lakshadweep islands. Write any two features of the Pitti island.
Q4. Which island was earlier known as Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindive.
Q5. India's only active volcano is located in which part of the Andaman and Nicobar islands?
Q6. Write three important features of the Indian Desert.
Q7. What is Doab?
Q8. The Deccan Plateau extends towards the east, name the three prominent hill ranges from west to east.
Q9. Which are the two landforms that have developed most recently?
Q10. Write any five characteristics of the Great Himalayas.
Q11. Write any five characteristics of the Peninsular Plateaus.
Q12. Write any five characteristics of the Northern Plains.
Q13. Mention five characteristics of the Eastern Himalayas.
Q14. What are Duns? Give some examples.
Q15. Name the divisions of the Western Coastal Plains.
Q16. Name the divisions of the Eastern Coastal Plains.
Q17. Name the three types of plate boundaries. Write one characteristic each.
Q18. Name the three types of stress built with the plates, with a suitable example.
Q19. Write three important features of the Aravalli hills.
Q20. Name the three major divisions of the Himalayas from north to south.
Q21. Name the four major divisions of the Himalayas from west to east.
Q22. Name the group of islands having the coral origin.

 

CHAPTER – 3 (DRAINAGE)

Q1. Explain the formation of fresh water lake in the Himalayan region. Give an example.
Q2. Why rivers are considered lifelines of the human civilizations. Explain any three reasons.
Q3. What progress has been made in the Ganga Action Plan?
Q4. What are the major factors responsible for river pollution? Explain.
Q5. Mention any three features of Indian Drainage System.
Q6. What is the importance of lakes? or How lakes are of great value to human beings? State any five importance. or Mention some characteristics of lakes.
Q7. How does a river affect the economy of a country?
Q8. From where does the river Brahmaputra rise? Name the two tributaries of the river Brahmaputra.
Q9. In which two groups are the Indian rivers divided? Write four points to differentiate between the two.
Q10. Name the largest riverine island made by the Brahmaputra River.
Q11. Name the major tributaries of river Indus.
Q12. What are the major factors responsible for reducing the volume of water in Indian rivers?
Q13. Explain the "National River Conservation Plan" in brief.
Q14. Write five important features of the Ganga river system.
Q15. Mention a short note on the Godavari river system.
Q16. Write a note on the Peninsular Rivers.
Q17. Explain the different drainage patterns formed by the rivers.

 

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