India : Facts

Question 1

Latitude : Northern Most Point

Answer 1

37° 6’N

Indira Col

Question 2

Latitude : Southern most point.

Answer 2

8° 4’N

Question 3

Longitude : Western most point

Answer 3

68° 7’E

Question 4

Longitude : eastern most point

Answer 4

97° 25’E

Question 5

Standard meridian of India

Answer 5

82° 30’E

Question 6

India and Sri Lanka are seperated by?

Answer 6

Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait

Question 7

Coastal Lenght : Total lenght and Land Frountier

Answer 7

7500km and 15,200km respectively

Question 8

India : areawise world ranking

Answer 8

7th largest ( approx 32,90,000sq km)
2.4% of total land area of the world

Question 9

North South Extent

Answer 9

3214km

Question 10

East West Extent

Answer 10

2933km.

Question 11

Southern most point of mainland

Answer 11

Kanyakumari

Question 12

Southern most point of Indian Territory

Answer 12

Indira Point

Question 13

Eastern Most Point

Answer 13

Walong Town (AP)

Question 14

Western Most Point

Answer 14

Rajheer Creek( Rann of Kutch )

Question 15

Geographical coordinates

Answer 15

20° N, 77° E

Question 16

UP borders how many states?

Answer 16

8 (Uttarakhand, HP, Haryana, Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar)
maximum

Question 17

Assam borders how many states?

Answer 17

7 states ( 2nd Highest)

Question 18

Tropic of Cancer passes through:

Answer 18

8 States : Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, WB, Tripuro, Mizoram.

Question 19

Indian Standard Meridian passes through:

Answer 19

5 States : UP, MP, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, AP.

Question 20

9 States form the coast of India. They are ?

Answer 20

Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal.

Question 21

`2 Union Territories which are on the coast.

Answer 21

Daman & Diu and Pondicherry

Question 22

Bhabar

Answer 22

Along the foothills of Shiwaliks. Highly porous

Question 23

Tarai

Answer 23

Re-emergence of streams. Zone of excessive dampness

Question 24

Bhangar

Answer 24

Older alluvium of the plains. Studded with calcareous formations called ‘kankar’

Question 25

Khadar

Answer 25

New alluvium and forms the flood plains along the river banks.

Question 26

Volcanic Islands

Answer 26

Barren and Narcondam Islands. Barren is in the process of eruption these days after lying dormant for 200 years.

Question 27

Ten Degree Channel

Answer 27

separates Andamans from Nicobars (Little Andaman from Car Nicobar)

Question 28

Duncan Passage

Answer 28

lies between South Andaman and Little Andaman.

Question 29

Nine Degree Channel

Answer 29

separates Kavaratti from Minicoy Island.

Question 30

Andaman and Nicobar Group

Answer 30

204 islands of which the largest is Middle Andaman.
Saddle Peak (737 m) in N.Andaman is the highest peak.

Question 31

Nicobars

Answer 31

group of 19 islands of which the largest is Great Nicobar. Most of them are volcanic in nature.

Question 32

Great Nicobar

Answer 32

southernmost island and is only 147 km away from Sumatra island of Indonesia.

Question 33

Arabian Sea Group

Answer 33

ll the islands in the Arabian Sea (Total 25) are coral islands and are surrounded by Fringing Reefs (North : Lakshadweep, South: Minicoy).