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1. INDIA-RELIEF FEATURES

1 MARK QUESTION & ANSWERS
1. What is Laurasia? (AS1)
1. Earth land masses forms originated from two giant lands
namely Angara land (Laurasia) and Gondwana land.
2. Ancient continental mass in the Northern Hemisphere that lesson
included North America, Europe, and Asia (except
peninsular India) was called Laurasia. related
2. What is Gondwana land? (AS1) videos
A.Ancient continental mass consisted present-day South
America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, India, Australia 37°6' North latitude
and Antarctica.
B. The Indian peninsula was part of Gondwana land.
3. Which longitude is taken as Indian Standard Meridian?
A. 82°30ˡ E is taken as Standard Meridian. (AS1)
4. What is the time difference between GMT and IST? (AS1) 97°25' East longitude
A.The time difference between GMT and IST is +5 ½ hours. 68°7' East longitude
5. Expand GMT. (AS1)
A. Greenwich Mean Time. 8°4' North latitude
6. Expand IST. (AS1) Location of India
A.Indian Standard Time.
7. Write the location of India. (AS1)
1. India lies between 8°4' N and 37°6' Northern latitudes.
2. And between 68°7' and 97°25' Eastern longitudes. 2
8. 82 ½ ° Eastern Longitude is passing through how many 1 3 4 5 6 7 8
states in India? (AS5)
A. 5 states: they are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh.
9. Through which states the Tropic of Cancer passes? (AS1)
A.Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states in India. They are
1. Gujarat, 2. Rajasthan, 3. Madhya Pradesh, Tropic Of Cancer & 82 ½° Eastern
4. Chattisgarh, 5. Jharkhand, 6. West Bengal, Longitude Passing States
7. Tripura and 8. Mizoram.
10. Name the strait separating Sri Lanka from India. (AS1) Palk Strait
A. The Palk Strait separating Sri Lanka from India.
11. Which are the major physiographic divisions of India? India
1. The Himalayas 2. The Indo-Gangetic Plain (AS1)
3. The Peninsular Plateau 4. The Coastal plains Sri Lanka
5. The Desert 6. The Islands.
12. Name the parallel ranges in Himalayas. (AS1)
A. The Himalayas comprise of three parallel ranges.
1. Himadri / Higher Himalayas.
2. Himachal / Lesser Himalayas.
3. Shivaliks / Outer Himalayas.
13. Which Indian islands are Volcanic Origin ? (AS1)
A.Andaman and Nicobar, Narkondam and Barren islands.
14. What are called coral reefs? (AS1)
1. A. Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium
carbonate secreted by corals. India Extension
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2. Lakshadweep Islands are of coral origin.
15. What is Perennial river? (AS1)
A. A river which Flows water throughout the year. Ex. Ganges.

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