Worksheet: Our Country-India - Class 6 PDF Download

Q1: Mulitple Choice Questions

(i) Where is India located?
(a) In the Northern Hemisphere
(b) In the Southern Hemisphere
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

(ii) The name of the Indian Island in the Arabian Sea is ____
(a) Maldives
(b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) None of the above

Q2: Answer the following Questions

(i) Which is the second-most populous country in the world after China?

(ii) Describe the locational setting of India.

(iii) What are alluvial deposits?

(iv) Name the major physical divisions of India.

(v) How many States and Union Territories are there in India? Which states have a common capital?

(vi) Why is Lakshadweep known as a coral island?

(vii) The Greater Himalayas are also known as_____________.

(viii) Name the latitude that runs almost halfway through India.

(ix) Which are the two important ranges of Peninsular plateau?

(x) Name the rivers that drain into the Bay of Bengal.

(xi) What is the peninsula?

(xii) Which are the seven countries that share the boundaries with India? Name them.

(xiii) Name the delta formed by the Ganga and the Brahmaputra.

(xiv) Which two major rivers fall into the Arabian Sea?

(xv) Why do a large number of people live in the Northern Plains?

(xvi) The southernmost Himalayas are known as Shiwaliks. True or False?

(xvii) The Indian islands in the Arabian Sea are known as Lakshwadeep Islands. True or False?

(xviii) How many time zones are there in the US and Canada?

(xix) Find out the approximate time difference between sunrise in Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat.

(xx) Where does the Great Indian Desert lie? Describe it in very few lines.