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Following are the union territories in India :

S.No. Union Territories Capitals Number of Districts Area (sq. km)
1. NCT of Delhi Delhi 11 1,483
2. Andaman and Nicobar Port Blair 2 8,249

3. Chandigarh Chandigarh 1 114
4. Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa 1 491

5. Daman and Diu Daman 2 112
6. Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu 20 42, 241
7. Ladakh Leh 2 59,146

8. Lakshadweep Kavaratti 1 32
9. Puducherry Puducherry 4 492

v The Republic of India, better known as Bharat or India, is the seventh largest country in the world.
v India has different neighbouring countries on all directions.
v India is blessed with a variety of landforms—mountains, plains, deserts, plateaus and islands.

v The mountains and plains are located to the north, desert to the west and plateaus to the south.
v The Hemadari range is the home to glaciers and snow-capped peaks.
v Srinagar, Shimla, Mussoorie, Nainital and Darjeeling are situated in Middle Himalayas.
v India has 28 states, 8 union territories and 1 National Capital Territory of Delhi.

A. Tick (3) the right option :

1. India is located in ____________ .
(a) West Asia (b) South Asia (c) East Asia
2. India does not have a common boundary with ____________ .
(a) Sri Lanka (b) China (c) Nepal

3. India can be divided into ____________ physical divisions.
(a) four (b) five (c) six
4. The eastern Himalayas are called ____________ .
(a) Terai (b) Duns (c) Poorvanchal
5. The Western Desert is known as the ____________ .
(a) Thar Desert (b) Indian Desert (c) both

6. The Deccan plateau is almost ____________ in shape.
(a) triangular (b) rectangular (c) circle
7. ____________ is a group of 27 coral islands in the Arabian Sea.
(a) Andaman (b) Nicobar (c) Lakshadweep
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