Worksheet 1

Study the given map and answer the following questions.

1. What is the title of the map shown here?
2. What does the scale on a map represent?
3. Towards which direction of the Indian mainland does Lakshadweep Islands lie?
4. Name the physical feature that is along both the coastlines of India?
5. Name the grids within which the Andaman and Nicobar Island is located.

Answer

1. The title of the given map is Physical Map of India.

2. A scale is the proportion or ratio between the distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground, on the Earth's surface.

3. The Lakshadweep Islands lie to the southwest of the Indian mainland.

4. The physical feature that lie along both the coastlines of India are Coastal Plains.

5. The Andaman and Nicobar Island is located in grid squares 7307 and 7308.

Lava plateau: Deccan Plateau :: ............... : Tibetan Plateau

Answer

Intermontane Plateau

Low population density: mountains : very high population density: ...............

Answer

Plains

Faulting: ............... :: weathering: exogenous process

Answer

endogenous process

Chota Nagpur Plateau: iron ore :: Western Plateau of Australia: ...............

Answer

gold

Gentle slopes and low rounded peaks: Urals :: ............... : Alps

Answer

steep slopes and tall peaks

Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): River Ganga carries water throughout the year.

Reasoning (R): It travels through parts of India, which receive heavy rainfall.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
3. Only (A) is true and (R) is false.

Answer

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).

Explanation — River Ganga carries water throughout the year because it originates from the Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas, which provides a constant source of meltwater, even when there is no rain.

Polynesia is an archipelago located in the ............... Ocean.

1. Arctic
2. Atlantic
3. Pacific

Answer

Pacific

On reaching higher levels of the atmosphere, water ............... into tiny water droplets to form clouds.

1. evaporates
2. condenses
3. precipitates

Answer

condenses

First state in India to introduce the Green Revolution techniques in wheat farms.

1. Maharashtra
2. Punjab
3. Haryana

Answer

Punjab

Which of the following is not an advantage of the Green Revolution?

1. High Yield Variety (HYV) seeds increased production.
2. Irrigation helped in providing water when there were no rains.
3. There was an increased production in only specific food grains.

Answer

There was an increased production in only specific food grains.