ICSE ICSE Class 8 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

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______ are mostly caused due to the overflowing of rivers in the monsoon.

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About ______ per cent of the land area in India is drought-prone.

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______ lead to acute shortage of water and crop failure.

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________ nuclear disasters mostly occur due to accidents in nuclear power reactors.

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The Bhopal Gas tragedy is an incident of ______ disaster.

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The terror attack on Parliament of India took place on ______.

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Nepal lies on the fault called ______.

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______ explosion is the largest oil spill in the history of petroleum industry.

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Heavy rainfall in Assam causes the ______ river and its tributaries to overflow.

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______ is the most flood-prone region amongst the great northern plains of India with almost ______ per cent of the state affected by floods.

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Do you think it is right to use the term ‘subcontinent’ for India and its neighbouring countries?

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On what basis were the states reorganized after Independence?

What do you know about the Purvanchal ranges?

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Explain how India has benefited from its location.

Describe the location of India.

Name the countries that form the India subcontinent.

Name the neighbouring countries of India.

What separates India from Sri Lanka?

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India is a part of the continent of _______.

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India is ______ largest country and has _________ largest population in the world.