RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Geography Chapter 7 Our Country - India

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Geography Chapter 7 Our Country - India  Important Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 6 Social Science Important Questions Geography Chapter 7 Our Country - India

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. 
Himalayan mountains run into parallel ranges.
(a) three 
(b) four
(c) five 
(d) six.
Answer:
(a) three 

 

Question 2. 
Shiwalik is the  
(a) northernmost range
(b) southernmost range
(c) easternmost range
(d) none of these.
Answer:
(b) southernmost range

Question 3. 
The river Godavari flows through which of the following physical regions?
(a) Northern mountains
(b) Peninsular plateau
(c) Northern plains
(d) None of these.
Answer:
(b) Peninsular plateau

Question 4. 
In which of the following Himalayas are the hill station of northern India located? 
(a) Greater 
(b) Shiwalik
(c) Middle 
(d) Both (a) and (b).
Answer:
(c) Middle 

Question 5. 
The Cardamon Hills are a part of
(a) Western Ghats
(b) Eastern Ghats 
(c) Villages 
(d) None of these.
Answer: 
(a) Western Ghats

Fill in the Blanks

Question 1. 
The Brahmaputra river is known as ............... in Tibet.
Answer:
Tsangpo

Question 2. 
The northern part of the Eastern coastal plains is called the ...............  and the southern part is called the ...............  
Answer:
Northern Circars, Coromandel coast

Question 3  
 ............... is the highest peak in the Deccan plateau.
Answer:
Anaimudi

Question 4  
 ............... is the only volcano in India.
Answer:
Barren Island

Question 5. 
The ............... is the main river in the Northern plains.
Answer: 
Ganga.

True/False

Question 1. 
China is the second-largest populated country after India.
Answer:
False

Question 2. 
India is located in the northern hemisphere.
Answer:
True

Question 3. 
The local time changes by four minutes for every one degree of longitude.
Answer:
True

Question 4. 
The Northern Indian plains lie to the north of the Himalayas.
Answer:
False

Question 5. 
The Andaman and the Nicobar Islands he in the Bay of Bengal.
Answer: 
True

 

Match the column

I	II
1. Mahanadi	(a) Bay of Bengal
2. Lakshadweep Islands	(b) Peninsular  plateau
3. Vindhyas and the Satpuras ranges	(c) Himadri
4. World’s highest peak	(d) Arabian Sea

Answer:

I	II
1. Mahanadi	(a) Bay of Bengal
2. Lakshadweep Islands	(d) Arabian Sea
3. Vindhyas and the Satpuras ranges	(b) Peninsular  plateau
4. World’s highest peak	(c) Himadri

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Describe the geographic location of India with respect to latitudes and longitudes?
Answer: 
The latitudinal extent of India is 8°4' N to 37°6'N latitudes. The longitudinal extent is 68° 7'E to 97°25'E longitudes.

Question 2. 
Name the neighbouring countries of India which make up the Indian subcontinent.
Answer: 
The five countries—India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh— constitute the Indian sub-continent.

Question 3. 
Define the term lagoon.
Answer: 
A shallow body of salt water close to the sea but separated from it by a narrow strip of land, such as a barrier island or a coral reef is called a lagoon.

Question 4. 
Name the three parallel ranges of the Himalayas.
Answer: 
The three parallel ranges of the Himalayas are:

1. The Great Himalayas or Himadri,
2. The Middle Himalayas or Himachal,
3. The Lesser/outer Himalayas or Shiwalik.

Question 5. 
Which is the highest peak of Himalayas in India?
Answer: 
Kanchenjunga is the highest peak of Himalayas in India.

Question 6. 
Name two neighbouring island countries of India. 
Answer: 
The two neighbouring island countries of India are Sri Lanka and Maldives.

Question 7. 
Mention some of the hill stations found in Himalayas.
Answer: 
Some of the hill stations found in Himalayas are Srinagar, Shimla, Manali, Kullu, Dalhousie, Nainital, etc.

Question 8. 
Name the glacier from where the river Ganga originates.
Answer: 
The Ganga originates from the Gangotri glacier in the Greater Himalayas.

 

Question 9. 
Name two hill ranges in Indian Peninsular Plateau.
Answer: 
Hill Ranges of India Peninsular Plateau are:

1. The Aravali Hills
2. The Vindhyas. 

Question 10. 
Give the north-south extent of India.
Answer: 
North-South extension-From Srinagar in North to Kanyakumari in South, it measures about 3,200 kms.

Question 11. 
Give the east-west extent of India.
Answer: 
East-West extension-From Kachchh in Gujarat in West to Arunachal Pradesh in the East, it measures about 2,900 kms.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Mention the political and administrative division of India.
Answer: 
India is a vast country. Hence for administrative purposes, it is divided into 29 states and 7 Union Territories. New Delhi is the capital of India. These states have been further divided into districts.

Question 2. 
Define polyps. Explain the formation of coral islands.
Answer: 
Corals are skeletons of very small marine animals called polyps when the living polyps die their skeleton are left, other polyps grow on top of the hard skeleton which grows higher and higher thus forming the coral islands.

Question 3. 
Which longitude has been taken as a standard meridian of India and why?
Answer: 
Due to great length with extent of about 29 longitudes, there can be a difference of about two hours in local time of places located at two extreme points of India. As local time changes by four minutes for every one degree of longitude, the sun rises two hours earlier in the east (Arunachal Pradesh) then in the west (Gujarat). To overcome this, the local time of longitude of 82.30°E has been taken as the Indian Standard Time. This meridian or longitude is also termed as the Standard Merdian of India.

Question 4. 
Give the characteristics of the western part of India.
Answer: 
In the western part of India lies the Thar Desert also called 1116 Great Indian Desert’. It forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan. The desert lies in the state of Rajasthan and extends into Gujarat, Punjab, and Haryana. It is a dry, hot and sandy stretch of land. It has very little vegetation. Camel is called as the ‘ship of the desert. Luni is the only prominent river.

Question 5. 
Define the term “Unity in Diversity”.
Answer: 
The Himalayan Mountains, the Great Indian Desert, the fertile Northern Plains the uneven Deccan Plateau and the Coastal Plains and Islands present a diversity of landforms in India. There is a great variety in the vegetation, wildlife, climatic conditions as well as human life in these areas. Still the cultures and the traditions unite us and bind us as one nation and shows a true picture of “Unity in Diversity”.

Question 6. 
Define delta. Which delta is the world’s largest delta and where is it situated?
Answer: 
A Delta is a landform that forms deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or standing water. The world’s largest delta is Sunderban delta or Ganga- Brahmaputra delta and it is situated in the South Asia region of Bengal.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1. 
Explain the physical divisions of India.
Answer: 
India is marked by a diversity of physical features such as mountains, plateaus, plains, forests and islands.
(i) In the north, the lofty snow-capped Himalayas are located. These mountains are divided into three main parallel ranges—the Great Himalayas, Middle Himalayas and the Lower Himalayas or Shiwaliks.

(ii) The North Indian Plains lie to the south of the Himalayas. They are generally levelled and flat. These are formed by the alluvial deposits laid down by rivers Ganga, Brahmaputra and their tributaries. These river plains provide fertile land for cultivation.

(iii) In the western part of India lies the Great Indian Desert. It is a dry, hot and sandy stretch of land. It covers 60% state of Rajasthan.

(iv) To the south of Northern Plains, lies the Deccan Peninsular Plateau. It is triangular in shape. This is a region with numerous hill ranges and valleys. Aravali hills, one of the oldest ranges of the world border is on the northwest side.

(v) To the west of the Western Ghats and east of Eastern Ghats, lies the Coastal Plains. The western coastal plains are very narrow and wetter than the eastern coastal plains. The eastern coastal plains are much broader. They are known as the land of deltas because of Mahanadi, Krishna, Kaveri and Godavari rivers.

(vi) Two groups of islands also form part of India. Lakshadweep Islands are located 
in the Arabian Sea. These Eire coral islands are located off the coast of Kerala. The Andaman and the Nicobar Islands lie to the southeast of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal Sea.

 

Question 2. 
Write short notes on the following:
(a) Three ranges of the Himalayas
(b) The Indian Islands.
Answer: 
(a) Three ranges of the Himalayas:
The Himalayan mountains are divided into three main parallel ranges:

1. Greater Himalayas or Himadri-The world’s highest peaks are located in this range. This range is permanently covered with snow and has glaciers like the Siachen, Gangotri and Yamunotri.
2. Middle Himalayas or Himachal-They lie to the south of Himawari. Many popular hill stations are situated here like Shimla, Srinagar, Nainital, etc. This range is marked by fast-flowing rivers and strains and steep gorges.
3. Lesser Himalayas or Shiwalik-This is the southernmost range. This range lies between the northern plains and the lesser Himalayas. The Shiwaliks are deleted with flat valleys in between, such as Dehradun. These valleys are highly populated.

(b) The Indian Islands:
Outside the mainland, the Indian islands are divided into two groups, the Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep islands in the Arabian Sea. Andaman and Nicobar islands are a cluster of over 219 small islands and Port Blair is the capital. A group of 27 coral islands scattered in the Arabian Sea form the Lakshadweep Islands and Kavaratti island is its capital.