idia is the seventh largest country in he world by area. idia has overtaken China as the world’s nost populous country, according to UN yopulation estimates. ;ased on Worldometer, the current opulation of India (as of June 2023), ; 142 crores. idia is situated in the south of the ontinent of Asia. It is a very big ountry stretching from Ladakh in the Jorth to Kanyakumari in the South and rom Gujarat in the West to Arunachal radesh in the East. SIS) Capitals of States Locating them on the map New Delhi is the capital of India. India has at present 28 States and 8 Union Territories. In 2019, the state of Jammu and Kashmir was divided into two. Union Territories: (i) Jammu and Kashmir (ii) Ladakh. Therefore, the number of states in India has been reduced to 28 again. In June 2014, Telangana separated (bifurcated) from its original state Andhra Pradesh and became a new state of India. It consists of the parts carved out of north western districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh. The cityof Hyderabad serves as the capital of Telangana. The new capital of Andhra Pradesh is Amaravati. Jt rn a8t? onan See ase Raga fave ARABIAN fi INDIAN The neighbouring countries of In, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bang Bhutan and Myanmar. MYANMAR ans po Sunusoomn BAY OF BENGAL her @ ‘State!UT Boundary 2 County Capital ‘State/UT Capital OCEAN 7 ae Te oF ae Look at the map and locate the union territories of (a) Jammu and Kashmir (b) Ladakt Government Every country needs a look after the welfare of the people and to protect the country. vernment to People of India have a right to¢ their own government. By castin vote we choose the people wh form the government.State Capitals Table e Indian States and their Capitals State Name Capital . Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati . Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar . Assam Dispur . Bihar Patna . Chhattisgarh Raipur . Goa Panaji . Gujarat Gandhinagar . Haryana Chandigarh . Himachal Pradesh | Shimla . Jharkhand Ranchi . Karnataka Bengaluru . Kerala Thiruvananthapuram - Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal . Maharashtra Mumbai . Manipur Imphal . Meghalaya Shillong . Mizoram izawl Nagaland Kohima . Odisha Bhubaneswar . Punjab Chandigarh Rojasthan Jaipur + Sikkim Gangtok Tamil Nadu Chennai | Telangana Hyderabad - Tipura [Agartala - Uttar Pradesh Lucknow * Utarakhand Dehradun (Winter) Gairsain (Summer) . West Bengal Kolkata 21) We have two types of governments in our country: 1. The Central Government 2. The State Government Central Government The central government has its offices in New Delhi, the capital of India, . a The President and the Prime Minister of India and other ministers of the central government live and work in New Delhi. country. State Government India is a” very big country. The government at the centre cannot solve the problems of all the people all over the country. So the country has ‘beer divided into smaller parts called States. There are 28 states in India. government looks _after. the pe People of, the state and solves their Problems. Each state has a Governor, Chief Minister and other ministers who live and work in its capital. Union Territories There are me_smaller_parts of the country which do not have a government of their own. They are directly lookedofter by the centrat government and are called Union Territories, 7. i Capital Territory of Delhi is lso a Union Territory. The Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diy Were, info one Union Territory, The Union Territory of Ladakh was created Out of and Kashmir, creating two Union Territories. The Union Territories are presented in alphabetical order as follows, Union Territories Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Div Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Lakshadweep PNOMRONE Puducherry Capitals Port Blair Chandigarh Daman New Delhi Srinagar (Summer), Jammy Leh Kavaratti Pondicherry =~ —______ 1, Answer the following: a. Why do we need a government? b. Name the twotypesof governments in our country. c. What does the central government do? i d. What does the state government do? e. What are Union Territories? 2. Choose the right answer to fill in the blanks. a. India is the Seven largest country in the world. (i) sixth (i) fifth (iii) -seventh The population of Indiais (i) 100 crore ii) 129 crore iii} 142 crore Ni Del ht is the capitale (i) Mumbai (ii) Chennai (ili) New Delhi The cli} government lo and protects the whole cou (i) Central (ii) Stote ) Union Territorye. The Union Territories are looked 3. Draw lines to match the state with the after by the Con 7x0! government. capital. (i) Central State Capital (ii) State | Himachal Pradesh Patna 4 (iii) Union Territory 2, Gujarat Dispur. 5 2 Uttar Pradesh Kohima f India has rer hime & 44 Bihar Thiruvananthapuram J and 8 Union Territories. . J Assam Lucknow 2 (i) 20 & West Bengal Shimla } (ii) 28 Rajasthan Gandhinagar 2. (iii) 29 g/Nagaland Kolkata ‘ 4, Kerala Jaipur 7 us Do Ore 2. Map Activity Find out and write the names of: Krish is travelling from Punjab to. “a, The Governor /Lt. Governor of —~ Tamil Nadu by road. His route is your state/UT. . drawn on the map. y ifr Name and colour the states that he will cross. Write the names of the capitals of those states. b. Colour the state in which you live in green, Write the capital of your state. ¢. Circle the following Union Territories on the map: (i) New Delhi (ii) Chandigarh (iii) Lakshadweep 7 (iv) Andaman & Nicobar The Praca of India. (v) Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Sit A hd (uterour Dorn Diy (vi) Jammu & Kashmir (vil) Ladakhae op oe % Gddht) 28° 24h 20°} * ARABIAN BAY OF BENGAL SEA INDIAN OCEAN 72" 75 ane Bae = toState capital Crossword Write the capitals of the States / UTs listed below, in the crossword puzzle. | A Ne Hts Te lu H i fa A Lo} G __ | fel {Al ff fe Fs|_ [| : Pry a TROT viele Twit lh [ATP I [RIA IM iN L lol lal {| [A RluIcTRINlo lw e le} itl] lw w) ly | Al IN| lp leirialcle) [R 1) lal [Gl . oO A ~ FRo Db aelalrye R| R a Across Down 2. Capital of Assam 8. Capital of Kerala 1. Capital of Gujarat - Capital of Nagaland |. Capital of Punjab . Capital of Rajasthan 3 10., Capital of Uttar Pradesh 4. 5, 12. Capital of West Bengal . Capital of Madhya Pradesh 9. 11.° Capital of Himachal Pradesh - Capital of Jammu & Kashmir . Capital of Bihar Web link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India