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india size and location Flashcards

1
Q

which hemiphere does india lie in

A

northern hemisphere

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2
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latitudinal extent

A

8’4 N and 37’6 N

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3
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longitudinal extent

A

68’7E and 97’25E

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4
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what divides India into almost 2 equal parts

A

The Tropic of Cancer

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5
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india’s landmass?

A

3.28 million square km

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6
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land boundary?

A

15,200

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7
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the total length of coastline including…

A

Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep

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8
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the total length of coastline

A

7516.6km

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9
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what sea is on our west?

A

Arabian sea

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10
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what water body is on our east?

A

bay of Bengal

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11
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from ___ to _________- there is a time lag of 2 hrs

A

Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh

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12
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standard meridian of India

A

82’30 E

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13
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where does the standard meridian pass through?

A

Mirzapur

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14
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india is _________ extension of the asian continent

A

southward

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15
Q

states tropic of cancer passes through

A

gujarat, rajasthan, madhya pradesh, chattisgarh, jharkhand, west bengal, tripura, mizoram

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16
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northern part of india lies in

A

temperature zone

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17
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southern part of india lies in

A

tropic zone

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18
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india is surrounded by _____, ________ in north west

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pakistan, afghanistan

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19
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india is surrounded by ___, ___, ___ in the north

A

china,bhutan,nepal

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20
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india is surrounded by ____, ____ in east

A

myanmar, bangladesh

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21
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india shares its boundary with ____ countries

A

7

22
Q

southern part of india is a _____

A

peninsula

23
Q

southern most part of indian mainland

A

kanya kumari

24
Q

southern most point of indian union territory

A

indira point

25
Q

on india’s southwest lies-

A

lakshwadeep islands in Arabian sea

26
Q

in india’s southeast lies=

A

andaman and Nicobar islands in bay of bengal

27
Q

india’s total area accounts for about ______ of the total geographical area of the world.

A

2.4 per cent

28
Q

countries that are larger in area than india-

A

russia, canada, usa, china, brazil, australia, india

29
Q

latitudinal and longtitudinal extent of the mainland is _____

A

30 degree

30
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what does the longitudinal extent cause?

A

sunrise and sunset from east to west and influenced by it.

31
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what does the latitudinal extent affect?

A

influences the duration of day and night as one moves from north to south.

32
Q

1 degree=

A

4 mins

33
Q

states through which standard meridian passes through-

A 
uttar pradesh
madhya pradesh
andhra pradesh
orissa
chattisgarh
34
Q

the _______indian ocean routes connect the countries of ______in west and countries of _______.

A

trans, Europe, East asia

35
Q

______________ connects and helps the trade in west

A

western coastal plain

36
Q

eastern coastal line connects with ________countries

A

eastern

37
Q

since the opening of seuz canal in _____. india’s distance from Europe has been reduced by _______

A

1869, 7000 km

38
Q

suez canal exists between?

A

Mediterranean sea and red sea

39
Q

india’s relationship with the world through ——– are much older than her maritime contacts.

A

land routes

40
Q

various passes across the _______ have provided passages to the ancient travelers

A

mountains

41
Q

the ideas that india has shared through land routes-

A

ideas of Upanishads, Ramayana, the stories of Panchatantra, Indian numerals, the decimal system

42
Q

the ______, ________ and other merchandise were taken from india to different countries.

A

spices, muslin

43
Q

influence of __________band the architectural styles of _______ and _______ from west asia can be seen in different parts of our country.

A

greek sculpture, dome, minarets

44
Q

india has ____states and ____union territories

A

28 states and 8 union territories.

45
Q

southern neighbours across the sea are _______ and __________

A

Sri lanka, maldives

46
Q

_________is seperated from india by a narrow chanel of sea formed by the __________ and the _________

A

Sri lanka, palk strait, gulf of mannar

47
Q

___________islands are to the south of __________islands

A

Maldives, Lakshwadeep

48
Q

peninsular means?

A

landmass which is covered by water from 3 sides.

49
Q

what does gulf/bay mean?

A

a water body covered by land from 3 sides.

50
Q

largest state

A

rajasthan

51
Q

smallest state

A

goa

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