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Arrow-Puffin-3_Semester-1 Social 289A. Tick (%uf0fc) the right answer.1. Mount Everest is in . (a) Japan (b) Nepal (c) China2. The Deccan Plateau looks like a . (a) triangle (b) square (c) circle3. Hot and dry areas lie mostly in . (a) the Himalayas (b) Kanyakumari (c) Rajasthan4. The Indian Ocean is on the of India. (a) south (b) north (c) west5. Lakshadweep is a group of islands in the . (a) Arabian sea (b) Bay of Bengal (c) Indian Oceanplain : a large area of flat and level landplateau : flat, uneven land which is higher than a plaindesert : a large area of land covered with sandpeninsula : a body of land surrounded by water on three sides island : land surrounded by water on all sidespeak : the pointed tip of a mountainLet%u2019s Learn WordsIndia%u2019s land surface is diverse with mountains, plains, hills, plateaus and deserts.The Himalayas, the world%u2019s highest mountain ranges, are to the north of India.Rivers like the Ganges, Yamuna, and Indus originate in the Himalayas.The Indo-Gangetic Plain is a fertile region in northern and eastern India.The Deccan Plateau is a flat, uneven landform in southern India.The Thar Desert is a hot and dry area in northwestern part of India. India is a peninsula with the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean surrounding it.The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep are groups of islands in India.Let%u2019s RecallAssessmentConceptual Learning