Std.7 sst ch.1 question answer

2 . If the Himalayas did not exist     If the Himalayas did not exist, India would be very different. The cold winds from Central Asia would enter India freely, making the climate much colder and drier. Many rivers like the Ganga, Yamuna, and Brahmaputra might not exist because these rivers originate from the Himalayan glaciers. Without the Himalayas, there would be less rainfall, fewer forests, and farming would become difficult in many regions. The northern plains might even look like deserts. The Himalayas also protect India from strong winds and help in bringing monsoon rains, so life in India would be much harder without them. 3. Why is India called a ‘mini-continent’? India is called a “mini-continent” because it has great diversity in physical features, climate, culture, languages, and natural resources, just like a continent. It has mountains in the north, deserts in the west, plains in the center, plateaus in the south, and coastal regions on both sides. Different par...

Nirmala Sitharaman on India-US ties: 'Can choose a friend, not neighbour...'

 Nirmala Sitharaman on India-US ties: 'Can choose a friend, not neighbour...'

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who has been in the United States, spoke on India's purchase of oil and weapons from Russia amid the Ukraine war.
Finance minister 

Nirmala Sitharaman
, who has been in the United States this week, on Friday spoke of the Washington-New Delhi ties in context of India's geography, stressing that " a friend can't be weak". "You can choose your friend but not your neighbour," the finance minister said as she explained that "India does not have an option to relocate” and, accordingly, the country has to take a “calibrated stance”. Her comments came in the backdrop of questions linked to India's purchase of weapons and oil from Russia, which has been facing global sanctions over the Ukraine war.

In a video tweeted by news agency ANI, the 62-year-old leader, while answering a question, says: "Every bettering of relationship with the US... there is a recognition that there is a friend there but the friend's geographical location is to be understood. And a friend can't be weakened for any reason. We have to understand the geographical location. The northern borders are at tension... the western borders are at odds...and there's Afghanistan... It's not like India has a choice to relocate."

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