Our Country India
Our Country—India Facts to Remember
Our country is vast with an area of 3.28 million sq km.
- In the north, we have the Himalayas and Nepal and in the east the Bay of Bengal and Myanmar.
- In the west, we have the Arabian Sea and Pakistan and in the south the Indian Ocean.
- We have diverse landforms—Himalayan mountains, the Great Indian Desert, the Northern plains, the Deccan plateau, the coastal plains and the Island groups.
- India is second most populous country after China.
- India is in the northern hemisphere. Tropic of cancer passes through it.
- We have seven neighbouring countries—Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh and Bhutan.
- We have two island neighbours Sri Lanka and Maldives. Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Palk Strait.
- India is divided into 29 states and 7 Union Territories.
- New Delhi is the national capital.
- Rajasthan is the largest and Goa is the smallest state in terms of area.
- Himalayan mountains are divided into three parallel ranges:
- Great Himalayas or Himadri,
- Middle Himalayas or Himachal
- and the Shiwalik.
- Northern plains are formed by alluvial deposits of Ganga, Brahmaputra and their tributaries.
- Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats or Sahyadris form the boundaries of the Peninsular Plateau.
- Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri (MGKK) drain into Bay of Bengal.
- Narmada and Tapi drain into the Arabian Sea.
- Lakshadweep are called coral islands.
- Sundarban delta is formed where the Ganga-Brahmaputra rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal.
Our Country India Keywords
Our Country India Objective Type Questions And Answers
Question 1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
(1). World’s highest peaks are located in __________.
Answer: Himadri
(2). _______ and ________ are hill ranges of peninsular India.
Answer: Vindhyas, Satpuras
(3). __________ is the second most populous country after ________.
Answer: India, China
(4). East to west extent from Arunachal Pradesh to Kuchchh of India is ________.
Answer: 2933 km
(5). Corals are __________ of polyps.
Answer: skeletons.
Question 2. Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B.
Answer: 1-(d), 2-(e), 3-(c), 4-(a), 5-(b), 6-(f)
Question 3. State whether the following statements are true or false.
(1). Peninsular plateau is triangular.
Answer: True
(2). The Great Indian Desert lies to the east of India.
Answer: False
(3). Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in the Bay of Bengal.
Answer: True
(4). Sun rises 3 hours earlier in the east (Arunachal Pradesh) than in the west (Gujarat).
Answer: False
(5). Eastern ghats are also known as Sahyadris.
Answer: False