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• The Peninsular Plateau is the largest and the oldest hard rock formation of India’s physical
divisions. It is a triangular-shaped table land.
• The Great Indian Desert lies to the north-west of the Aravalli Hills.
• The Coastal Plains in India are situated parallel to the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
• There are two major island groups in India—the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the
Lakshadweep Islands.

Let’s Learn

A Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1. What is the capital of Himachal Pradesh?

(a) Shimla (b) Chandigarh (c) Haridwar (d) New Delhi

2. On the south side, India is bounded by the Indian Ocean, by the Arabian Sea on the south-
west and the _______________ on the south-east.

(a) Brahmaputra (b) Indian Ocean (c) Bay of Bengal (d) None of these
3. The Himalayan range is considered the world’s highest mountain range, with its tallest
peak _______________ on the Nepal–China border.
(a) Hindu Kush (b) Mt Everest (c) Tirich Mir (d) Kunlun

4. Which of the following countries shares the north-eastern land boundary with India?

(a) Bangladesh (b) Afghanistan (c) Bhutan (d) None of these
5. Which state is connected to Sri Lanka by the Palk Strait?

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Kerala (c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh

B Fill in the blanks.
1. Nanga Parbat peak is located in _________________.

2. _________________ is a Union Territory and the capital of Haryana and Punjab.
3. The most important tributary of the Ganga is _________________.
4. The countries where we can fi nd Himalayas are _________________, _________________,
_________________, _________________ and _________________.
5. _________________ is the highest peak in the Eastern Ghats.

C State whether the following statements are True or False.
1. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand lie in the eastern part of India. _______
2. India’s standard time is the time according to the longitude 23°30’ North. _______

3. The Great Indian Desert does not have any rivers fl owing through it. _______
4. Ganga and Brahmaputra form the largest delta in the world. _______
5. Minicoy is the largest among the Lakshadweep islands. _______

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