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1. 1.

   Answer the questions given by choosing the most appropriate alternative.

   1. ____________ is not a tributary of River Ganga.
      1. Yamuna
      2. Beas
      3. Hooghly
      4. Betwa
   2. Major part of the Indus Basin lies in ____________.
      1. India
      2. Nepal
      3. Pakistan
      4. China
   3. Lesser Himalayas are also known as ______________.
      1. Himachal
      2. Himadari
      3. Shiwalik
      4. Purvanchal
   4. Shipki La Pass is in the state of ____________.
      1. Punjab
      2. Sikkim
      3. Himachal Pradesh
      4. Kerala
   5. The capital of Gujarat is ________________.
      1. Patna
      2. Ahmadabed
      3. Gandhinagar
      4. Raipur
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. India lies between ______________ latitudes and longitudes.
   2. The ____________ ranges form the eastern boundary of India.
   3. _____________ are plains found along the foothills of the Shiwaliks.
   4. The two other names for the River Brahmaputra are ___________ and ___________.
   5. The ____________ is an ancient landmass formed by old igneous and metamorphic rocks.
3. 3.

   Write (T) for true and (F) for false.

   1. The Western Coastal Plains are broader than Eastern Coastal Plains.
   2. Lakshadweep comprises of a hundred islands.
   3. The Eastern Ghats are lower than the Western Ghats.
   4. Sambhar is an important saltwater lake in Rajasthan.
   5. Brahmaputra is called Jamuna in Nepal.
4. 4.

   Differentiate between rivers of northern and southern India.

5. 5.

   Differentiate between Western and Eastern Coastal Plains.

6. 6.

   Differentiate between the Western and Eastern Ghats.