India Size and location Flashcards
The island groups of India lying in the Arabian Sea and the Bay Of Bengal
Lakshadweep , Andaman and Nicobar
The countries constituting the Indian subcontinent
India , Pakistan , Nepal, Bhutan , Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives
The states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes
Gujarat , Rajasthan , Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand , West Bengal Tripura and Mizoram
The northernmost latitude in degrees
37 degree Celsius 6’N
The southernmost latitude of Indian mainland in degrees
8 degree 4 ‘N
The easternmost and The westernmost longitude in degrees
68 degree 7’E and 97 degree 25’E
The place on the three seas
Kannyakumari
The strait separating Sri Lanka from India
Palk strait
The union territories of India
Andaman and nicobar islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli , Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Puducherry and Delhi
Name the imaginary line in India along which time is taken as standard time
Standard Meridian
How many hours is the Indian standard time ahead of or behind Greenwich mean time
India is East of Greenwich and it’s standard time is Calculated at 82 degree 30’E . That’s why India is 5 1/2 hours ahead of Greenwich mean time
India’s contact with world were established first by which routes , Land routes or sea routes
The land routes because the various passes across the mountains in the north have provided passages to ancient travellers, while the oceans restricted such interaction for a long time
Which Indian states have common frontiers with our neighbouring country Bhutan
West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Name countries sharing land boundary with India
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Nepal , Myanmar and Pakistan
Which neighbouring country is located on the west of India
Pakistan
