Chapter 10 – Getting to Know India
EXERCISES
1. Correct the following statements and write them in your notebook.
(a) There are coffee plantations in Himachal Pradesh.
Ans: There are coffee plantations in Kerala and Karnataka.
(b) Konkan lies in the eastern part of India.
Ans: Konkan lies in the western part of India.
(c) Tripura is the smallest State in India.
Ans: Goa is the smallest state in India.
(d) The Sabarmati river flows through Madhya Pradesh.
Ans: The Sabarmati River flows through Gujarat
(e) The Sahyadri mountains are located in Andhra Pradesh.
Ans: The Sahyadri mountains are located in Maharashtra.
2. Make a chart of the States and the rivers flowing through/in them.
Ans:
| Name of River | Name of the States |
|---|---|
(1) Ganga | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. |
(2) Beas | Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. |
(3) Narmada | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. |
(4) Godavari | Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. |
(5) Krishna | Maharashtra and Karnataka. |
(6) Kaveri | Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. |
(7) Brahmaputra | Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. |
(8) Sabarmati | Rajasthan and Gujarat. |