FIRST WORKSHEET TEST

GEOGRAPHY

A. Fill in the blanks.

1) The _______________ sea lies to the west of India.

2) The ______________________ islands are coral islands.

3) The ________________ is the tallest mountain range in the world.

4) The Malwa plateau lies between the ________________ hills and the _______________ hills.

5) There are _____________ states and ___________ union territories in India.

6)The _______________ is the highest range in the Himalayas.

7) To the north of India lie the countries of ______________ and _____________.

8) The delta region of the Ganga & Brahmaputra rivers is called the ____________________.

9) The coast along the states of ___________________ and ________ is called the Konkan coast.

10) The island nation of ________________ lies to the south of India.

11) The Ganga brings down large amounts of ________________________ from the hills which
make the soils in the plains very fertile.

B. Multiple Choice Questions.

1) The capital of India is ___________________.

a. New Delhi b. Mumbai c. Kolkata

2) Which of these is not a tributary of the river Ganga?

a. Kosi b. Narmada c. Yamuna

3) India is situated I the continent of ______________.

a. Africa b. Asia c. Europe

4) Which of these rivers is perennial?

a. Kaveri b. Brahmaputra c. Godavari

 5) The sea that lies to the east of India is the ________________________.

a. Arabian sea b. Andaman sea c. Bay of Bengal

6) In which of these states will you find a desert?

a. Bihar b. Kerala c. Rajasthan

7) The Palk Strait separates India from ________________.

a. Sri Lanka b. Bangladesh c. Myanmar

8) Which of these is a port on the west coast of India?

a. Mangalore b. Chennai c. Indira point

9) The largest state in India is ___________________.

a. Maharashtra b. Madhya Pradesh c. Rajasthan

10) Which of these is the southern-most point of India?

a. Narcondum b. Minicoy c. Indira Point

C. Write True or False.

1) India lies in the northern part of the continent of Asia. ____________.

2) Madhya Pradesh is the largest state in India. ____________.

3) The people of India speak same language in all parts of the country. ____________.

4) India is the 7th largest country in the world. ____________.

D. Answer the following questions.

1) Name the water bodies that surrounded peninsular India?

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2) What are the three divisions of the Peninsular Plateau? Write a couple of sentences about
each of them.

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3) Name the three main ranges of Himalayas.

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4) How do Himalayas help India receive rain during the monsoon?

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5) Describe the location of India. On a map of India, mark and name India’s neighboring
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6) What is a natural region? Name the natural regions of India.

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7) Describe the Western and Eastern Coastal plains. How are they different from each other?

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 8) ‘India is the land of diversity’. Explain this statement.

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9) Explain what makes the Gangetic Plain so fertile?

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10) Name the two island groups that belong to India. Where are they located?

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11) What are the factors that unite or hold India together?

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E. Dictation words
F. State/Union territories and capitals.

Sr No. States Capitals

1 Maharashtra
2 Karnataka
3 Goa
4 Telangana
5 Andhra Pradesh
6 Kerala
1 7 Tamilnadu
8 Odishsa
9 Gujrat
10 Madhya Pradesh
11 Chhatisgarh
12 Rajasthan
13 Uttar Pradesh
14 Bihar
15 Jharkhand
16 Punjab
17 Haryana
18 Himachal Pradesh
19 Uttarakhand
20 West Bengal
21 Sikkim
22 Assam
23 Arunachal Pradesh
24 Meghalaya
25 Nagaland
26 Manipur
27 Mizoram
28 Agartala
Sr No. Union Territories Capitals
1 Lakshadweep
2 Puducherry
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &
3 Diu
4 Andaman and Nicobar Islands
5 National capital territory of Delhi
6 Chandigarh
7 Jammu and Kashmir
8 Ladakh