CHAPTER 1 INDIA – SIZE AND LOCATION

Q1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below

i. The tropic of cancer does not pass through:

Ans.b) Orissa

ii. The eastern most longitude of India is:

Ans. a) 97°25'E

iii) Uttarakhand, Utter Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal & Sikkm havecommon frontiers with:

Ans:- Nepal 

iv). If you intend to visit Kavarati during your Summer vacations, which one of the following union territories of India you will be belong to:

Ans. b) Lakshadweep

v) My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country:

Ans. Tajikistan

Q2. Answer the following questions:

i) name the group of islands lying in the Arabian sea 

Ans. The Lakshadweep islands are lying in the Arabian sea 

ii) Name the countries which are larger than India?

Ans. The countries which are greater than India are Russia ,Canada USA, China, Brazil and Australia.

iii) Which Island group of India lies to its South East?

Ans. Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

iv) Which island countries are our southern neighbours?

Ans Srilanka and Maldives are our Southern neighbours.

Q3. The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujrat in the west but the watches show the same time. How does this happen?

Ans. From Gujrat to Arunachal Pradesh there is a time lag of two hours hence, time along the standard meridian of India (82°30'E) passing

through Mirzapur (Uttarpradesh) is taken as the standard time for the whole country.

vi) The central location of India at the head of the Indian ocean is considered of great significance why

Ans. The Central location of India at the head of the Indian ocean is considered the countries of East, Africa, West Asia, South and South past Asia and east Asia could be reached through sea routes. Due to it has an easy access to outside world.