India - Size & Location

Question 1

Give the latitudinal & longitudinal extent of India.

Answer 1

8°4’ N to 37°6’ N

68°7’ E to 97°25’ E

Question 2

Tropic of Cancer - Latitude

Answer 2

23°30’ N

Question 3

Tropic of Cancer passes through…

Answer 3

Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram

Question 4

India is ____ Million sq.km large.

Answer 4

3.28 Million

Question 5

List the largest countries in order

Answer 5

Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil, Australia, India

Question 6

Indian Standard Time

Answer 6

• Time lag of two hours between Gujarat and Arunanchal Pradesh.
• Standard Meridian - 82°30’ E is taken as IST.
• The IST is centrally located.

Question 7

Standard Meridian

Define

Answer 7

The longitude which passes through a country which is fixed as the standard time for that country.

Question 8

Suez Canal was opened in _________________________ .

Year

Answer 8

1869

Question 9

How many States and Union Territories does India have?

Answer 9

28 States and 8 UT’s

Question 10

India’s interaction with other countries through ……….. routes is older than …………. routes

Answer 10

Land routes is older than Maritime routes.

Question 11

India and Sri Lanka are seperated by…

Answer 11

a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar

Question 12

Which place was submerged by water?

Answer 12

Indira Point - by the 2004 Tsunami