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Corals are skeletons of tiny marine animals called Polyps. When the living polyps die, their skeletons are left. Other poplyps grow on top of the hard skeleton which grows higher and higher, thus forming the coral islands.
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These are very fine soils, brought by rivers and deposited in the river basins.
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The peninsula is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
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Option A
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Himalayas, Indian ocean, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bangal
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Option B
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Option B
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Tsunami is a huge sea wave generated due to an earthquake on the sea floor.
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Option A
10.
The lofty mountains, the Great Indian Desert, the Northern Plains, the uneven plateau surface and the coasts and islands present a diversity of landforms.
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India is divided into 29 States and 7 Union Territories.
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India is called a Peninsula as it is surrounded by 3 water bodies, Arabian sea in the west, the Bay of Bengal in the east & Indian Ocean in the south.
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Telangana became the 29th state of India in June 2014.
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Option A
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These are very fine soils, brought by rivers and deposited in the river basins.
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Option D
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Option A
18.
To the south of northern plains lies the Peninsular plateau. It is triangular in shape. The relief is highly uneven. This is a region with numerous hill ranges and valleys. Aravali hills, one of the oldest ranges in the world, border it on the north-west side. The Vindhyas and the Satpuras are the important ranges. The rivers the Narmada and Tapi flow through these ranges. These are west-flowing rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats or Sahyadris border the plateau in the west and the Eastern Ghats provide the eastern boundary. While the Western Ghats are almost continuous, the Eastern Ghats are broken and uneven. The plateau is rich in minerals like coal and iron-ore.
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The Himalayan mountains are divided into three main parallel ranges. The northernmost is the Great Himalaya or Himadri. The world’s highest peaks are located in this range. Middle Himalaya or Himachal lies to the south of Himadri. Many popular hill stations are situated here. The Shiwalik is the southernmost range.
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Two groups of islands also form part of India. Lakshadweep Islands are located in the Arabian Sea. These are coral islands located off the coast of Kerala. The Andaman and the Nicobar Islands lie to the south-east of the Indian mainland in the Bay of Bengal.
