STD 5 Social Science: Chapter 11 Our India - Questions and Answers | Teaching Manual 


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Chapter 11: Our India - Questions and Answers
1. Can you identify the continent to which India belongs?
Answer: Asia

2. Where is India Located?
Answer: India is located in the southern part of Asia and has a land border of 15,106.7 km and a coastline of 7,516.6 km. It is latitudinally situated in the Northern Hemisphere and longitudinally located in the Eastern hemisphere

3. How many neighbouring countries of India are there?
Answer: A total of 9 countries share borders with India, of which 2 share sea borders and the other 7 land borders.

4. Find out India's neighbouring countries from the map of Asia.
Answer: The nine neighbouring countries of India are – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

5. What are the neighbouring countries of India and their capitals that share sea borders?
Answer: The 2 neighbouring countries of India and their capitals that share borders at the coastline are, Sri Lanka (capital) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and Maldives (capital) Male.

6. Which is the smallest neighbouring country of India?
Answer: Bhutan is the smallest neighbouring country of India in terms of area.

7. Which ocean is situated to the south of India?
Answer: Indian Ocean

8. What is the East-West Part of the Indian Ocean?
Answer: The part of the ocean to the east of India is known as the Bay of Bengal and that to the west is known as the Arabian Sea.

9. How many states and union territories are there in India?
Answer: There are 28 states and 8 union territories in India.

10. Are there 8 or 9 union territories?
Answer: There are 8 union territories in India. They are Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Delhi, Chandigarh, Pondicherry, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. The union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu were combined into one single union territory on 26th January 2020.

11. Which is the National Capital Territory?
Answer: Delhi is the National Capital Territory.

12. What is known as the State capital?
Answer: The administrative headquarters of each state is known as the State capital.

13. Andhra Pradesh is divided into which two states?
Answer: In June 2014 Andhra Pradesh divided into two states namely Seemandhra and Telangana.

14. Explain the features of Indian physiography?
Answer: India has diverse physiography such as mountain ranges, plains, vast plateaus, deserts, coastal plains and islands.
• Mountains of India:
A part of the Himalayas, the loftiest mountain range in the world, belongs to India. Other major mountain ranges are Aravallis, The western ghats, The eastern ghats, The Vindhya range and the Satpura ranges.
• Plains of India:
Plains are extensive and level landforms. These plains were formed by the deposition of alluvium brought down by the rivers originating from the Himalayas. These are known as the Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra plains.
• Deserts in India:
A major part of the state of Rajasthan, situated to the northwest of India, is a desert. Which is known as the Thar desert.
• Plateau of India:
Plateaus are elevated landforms with almost flat surfaces. The Deccan plateau is the largest in India. Other major plateaus are Malwa and Chotanagpur.
• Coastal regions of India:
Coastal regions are lowlands bordering the sea. India has a long coastal line.
• Islands of India:
The land surrounded by the sea is called an island. The Lakshadweep islands in the Arabian sea and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal are parts of India.

15. Which is the largest plateau in India?
Answer: The Deccan plateau is the largest plateau in India.

16. What are the major rivers of India?
Answer: The major rivers of India are: The Ganga, The Indus, The Brahmaputra originating from the Himalayas and the Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Narmada and Tapti rivers originating from the high altitude regions of peninsular India.

17. Write about the climate features of India?
Answer: India experiences rainy, summer and winter seasons.
• There are two rainy seasons in India, the first one extends from June to September and the second one extends from October to November.
• The western coastal region and the northeastern states receive heavy rainfall.
 • The winter season in India is experienced from December to February. It is followed by the summer season from March to May.

18. Which part of India receives the highest rainfall?
Answer: Cherrapunji in Meghalaya receives the highest rainfall.

19. What is the staple food of North and South India?
Answer: Wheat is the staple food of North Indians and rice is the staple food of South Indians.

20. How was Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra plains formed? Why this region is referred to as India's Granary?
Answer: The Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra plains were formed by the deposition of alluvium brought down by the rivers originating from the Himalayas.
Crops such as paddy, wheat, Maize and sugarcane are cultivated in these fertile plains. Hence this region is referred to as India's Granary.

21. What is Natural Vegetation?
Answer: Natural Vegetation refers to a plant community which has grown naturally without human aid.

22. What are the Natural Vegetation of India?
Answer: Rain Forests, Deciduous Forests, Thorn and Shrub Forests and Grasslands are the major types of vegetation in India.

23. The regional festival of Tamil Nadu is:
Answer: Pongal.

24. The major festival of Kerala is:
Answer: Onam.

25. Bihu is the regional festival of:
Answer: Assam.

26. Holi is the major festival of:
Answer: North India.

27. Explain the concept of 'Unity in Diversity'.
Answer: Unity in Diversity is a concept which signifies unity among individuals who have certain differences among them. India is a land of diversity in terms of race, religion, caste, creed, language, customs etc. Each region has its distinct culture or way of life such as food, clothing, traditions, language etc. In spite of this diversity, the people of India feel a sense of unity and oneness among them as Indians. That is why India is called the land of 'Unity in Diversity'.

Let us assess
1. Find out the capital cities of the following states.
Answer:
• Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar
• Rajasthan - Jaipur 
• Himachal Pradesh -  Shimla
• Chattisgarh - Raipur 
• Mizoram - Aizawl
• Goa - Panaji 

2. Explain the features of India's physiography. 
Answer: മുകളിൽ നൽകിയിരിക്കുന്ന പതിനാലാമത്തെ ചോദ്യത്തിന്റെ ഉത്തരം കാണുക.

3. List out the rivers originating from the Himalayas and those originating from the high-altitude regions of peninsular India.
Answer: 
• Himalayan Rivers: Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra
• Peninsular Rivers: Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Narmada and Tapti

4. Describe the features of the climate in India.
Answer: മുകളിൽ നൽകിയിരിക്കുന്ന പതിനേഴാമത്തെ ചോദ്യത്തിന്റെ ഉത്തരം കാണുക.





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