MODERN VIDYA NIKETAN SCHOOL
SST GRADE IV
Lesson – 1(I LOVE MY INDIA) 2021-2022
Name _____________ Sec ______Date____________
Q1. Name the following:
1. The map which shows states and union territories_Political map_.
2. The map which shows landforms Physical map.
3. The union territory which is the capital of two states. _Chandigarh_.
4. The continent in which India lies._Asia_.
5. The capital of Odisha Bhubaneshwar___.
6. Total number of people living in a country is called Population.
7. A group of mountains is called a Mountain Range.
8. The major part of the country that does not include the islands is called the
Mainland.
9. A union territory that has the capital of it name only Chandigarh /
Puducherry.
Q2. Give Reasons
a) Southern part of India is a peninsula.
It is so because:
The Southern part of India is surrounded by water on three sides i.e Bay
of Bengal in the East , Arabian Sea in the West and Indian Ocean in the
South.
b) Nepal and Sri Lanka are the neighbouring countries of India.
This is so because: India shares its land boundary with Nepal and Sri
Lanka is its neighbour across the sea.
Q3. Fill in the blanks:-
a) India is the 7th largest country in the world in area.
b) Srilanka and Maldives are the neighbouring countries of India across the sea.
c) Peninsula is a land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
d) The southern part of India is a Peninsula.
e) Lakshadweep islands lie in the Arabian Sea.
f) India is the 7th largest country in the world in area and 2nd__largest in
population.
g) The Northern boundary of India is protected by Himalayas.
h) Kanniyakumari is the southern most tip of the mainland of India.
i) The southern tip of the country is Indira Point.
j) Indira Point lies in the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
k) India shares its land boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan and China.
l) India became independent on 15th August 1947.
m)India is a union of 28 states and 8 unionterritories.
n) Rajasthan is the largest state in area and Goa is the smallest state.
o) The seven states in north east are called the seven sisters.
p) Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh.
q) Amaravati is the capital of Andhra Pradesh.
r) The boundary between India and Pakistan is called the Radcliffe Line.
s) The Northern Mountains , _The Western Desert and _Southern Plateaus
are the physical divisions of India .
t) Vivekananda Rock Memorial is at _Kanniya kumari in TamilNadu_.
Q4. Match the states with their capitals:
Column I Column II
1. Andhra Pradesh (B) A. Hyderabad
2. Telangana (A) B. Amaravati
3. Meghalaya (D) C. Aizawl
4. Mizoram (C) D. Shillong
5. Himachal Pradesh(F) E. Gandhinagar
6. Gujarat (E) F. Shimla
7. Kerala (H) G. Agartala
8. Tripura (G) H. Thiruvananthapuram
9. Nagaland (J) I. Gangtok
10. Sikkim (I) J. Kohima
Q5. Identify the following picture:
It is Vivekanand Rock Memorial
at Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu.