India Size and Location

Question 1

Which latitude divides India into almost two equal parts?

Answer 1

Tropic of Cancer(23*30 N)

Question 2

What is the total area of India?

Answer 2

3.28 million square km

Question 3

India shares its longest land boundary with which country?

Answer 3

Pakistan

Question 4

What is the length of India’s coastline including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands?

Answer 4

7,516.6 km

Question 5

Which meridian is considered as the Standard Meridian of India?

Answer 5

82°30’E

Question 6

Which of the following seas is located to the east of India?

Answer 6

Bay of Bengal

Question 7

Which neighboring country is separated from India by the Palk Strait?

Answer 7

Sri Lanka

Question 8

Which physical feature bounds India in the northwest, north, and northeast?

Answer 8

Young fold mountains

Question 8

How much of the world’s total geographical area does India account for?

Answer 8

2.4%

Question 9

Which two island groups are part of India?

Answer 9

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Islands

Question 9

What significant global change happened in 1869 that reduced India’s distance from Europe by 7,000 km?

Answer 9

Construction of the Suez Canal

Question 10

Which Indian state does the Standard Meridian of India pass through?

Answer 10

Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Chattisgarh.

Question 11

The Deccan Peninsula extends into which ocean?

Answer 11

Indian Ocean

Question 12

Which Indian states share a boundary with China?

Answer 12

Jammu-Kashmir, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh