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The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but the watches show the same time. How does it happen?
India has a longitudinal extent of 30°. Due to this there is a time lag of two hours between the sunrise on the easternmost and the westernmost horizons of India. Due to rotation, the earth takes 4 minutes to rotate through 1° of longitude. The difference in time is one hour for 15° of longitude. Therefore, for a longitudinal extent of 30° of India, there is a time lag of 2 hours.
When it is 6 a.m. in Arunachal Pradesh, it is still 4. a.m. in Gujarat. But the watches in all parts of India are run according to standard time measured from 821/2°E longitude.
So, the watches in Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat show the same time despite the different sunrise.
The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?
The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and the West Asia. India is a southward extension of the Asian Continent. The trans Indian Ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia provide a strategic central location to India.
The Deccan Peninsula protrudes into the Indian Ocean, which help India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast and with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast.
No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India has and indeed, it is India’s eminent position in the Indian Ocean which justifies the naming of an Ocean after it.
Which line of latitude bisects India into two halves?
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
B.
Tropic of Cancer
Lakshadweep is situated in
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Gulf of Cambay
B.
Arabian Sea
Which is the southern most point of India?
Kanyakumari
Indira point
Rameshwaram
Barren island
B.
Indira point
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Where does standard meridian of India pass through?
Srinagar
Delhi
Mirzapur
Kolkata
C.
Mirzapur
Match the following capitals to their States, States Capitals
| A. Tamilnadu | (i) Dispur |
| B. Assam | (ii) Ranchi |
| C. Rajasthan | (iii) Chennai |
| D. Jharkhand | (iv) Jaipur |
A. Tamilnadu | (i) Chennai |
B. Assam | (ii) Dispur |
C. Rajasthan | (iii) Jaipur |
D. Jharkhand | (iv) Ranchi |
Which is a true statement?
India’s total area is 2.4 percent of the world.
India’s total area is 12.4 percent of the world.
India’s total area is 22.4 percent of the world.
India’s total area is 32.4 percent of the world.
A.
India’s total area is 2.4 percent of the world.
Which is a false statement?
The tropic of cancer passes through Gujarat.
The tropic of cancer passes through Madhya Pradesh.
The tropic of cancer passes through Tripura.
The tropic of cancer passes through Orissa.
D.
The tropic of cancer passes through Orissa.
Match the following Capital with their U.T’s.
| A. Chandigarh | (i) Port Blair |
| B. Dadra-Nagar Haveli | (ii) Chandigarh |
| C. Lakshadweep | (iii) Silvasa |
| D. Andaman-Nicobar Islands | (iv) Kavarti |
A. Chandigarh | (i) Chandigarh |
B. Dadra-Nagar Haveli | (ii) Silvasa |
C. Lakshadweep | (iii) Kavarti |
D. Andaman-Nicobar Islands | (iv) Port Blair |
Which is a true statement?
India has Fold mountains on the North.
India has Relicit mountains on the North.
India has Volcanic mountains on the North.
India has Block mountains on the North.
A.
India has Fold mountains on the North.
Which is a false statement?
Russia is the largest country as regards area.
Canada is the second largest country as regards area.
U.S.A. is the third largest country as regards area.
India is the fourth largest country as regards area.
D.
India is the fourth largest country as regards area.
India’s mainland extends between
8°4' N to 37°6'N
9°4' N to 38°6'N
10°4' N to 39°6'N
11°4' N to 40°6'N
A.
8°4' N to 37°6'N
Which is the Southernmost point of mainland of India.
Kanyakumari
Indira Point
Rameshwarm
Barren island
B.
Indira Point
The standard Meridian passes between
Allahabad and Mirzapur
Allahabad and Kanpur
Allahabad and Varanasi
Allahabad and Agra
A.
Allahabad and Mirzapur
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What is the location of Indian landmass?
The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and the West Asia.
Which point of India got submerged and when?
The southernmost point of the Indian Union, ‘Indira Point’ got submerged under the sea water in 2004 during the Tsunami.
Which meridian is taken as the standard meridian of India?
82°30' East between Allahabad and Mirzapur.
Which line of latitude passes through the centre of India?
23°30' North (Tropic of Cancer).
Which canal has reduced the distance between India and Europe?
Suez Canal has reduced the distance between India and Europe by 7000 km.
Write the countries that constitutes the Indian Sub-Continent.
The countries are: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanamar, Sri Lanka.
Write the name the coastal states located on the west coast of India.
The states are: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala.
Name the coastal states located on the East Coast of India.
The states are: Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal.
Which two countries are the southern neighbours of India?
The countries are: Sri Lanka and Maldives.
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Which channels separates India from Sri Lanka?
The channels are: Palk Strait and Gulf of Manar.
Name the continents having coast with Indian Ocean.
They are: Africa, Asia, Australia and Antarctica.
Name any three non-coastal states of India.
The states are: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
What separates Andaman island from Nicobar islands?
10°N channel separates Andaman island from Nicobar islands.
What is the location is Coral island?
Coral islands are located between 8° N to 12° N latitudes.
What is the effect of tapering shape of Indian peninsula?
It divides the Indian ocean into two seas—Arabian Sea on the west and Bay of Bengal on its east.
Name the countries with which India shares its land boundaries.
India shares its land boundaries with Pakistan and Afghanistan (North west), China (Tibet) Nepal, Bhutan (North), Myanmar and Bangladesh (East).
Which group of Island was submerged under sea during Tsunami of 2004?
Andaman-Nicobar Islands.
Which young fold mountain surrounds India in the North?
Himalayans mountain surrounds India in the North.
Why land routes are much older than ocean routes of India?
Because Passes in the Northern mountains provided easy access.
Which two types of states existed before 1947?
The states were:
(i) Provinces
(ii) Princely states.
What separate India from rest of Asia?
The Northern mountains and South Indian ocean separate it from rest of Asia.
What provide stategic central location to India?
Classify the states of India in four groups each having common frontiers with
(i) Pakistan
(ii) China
(iii) Myanmar (Burma)
(iv) Bangladesh.
States sahring common frontiers with:
(i)Pakistan:Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
(ii)China:Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
(iii)Myanmar: Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh.
(iv)Bangladesh:West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
Mention the States and Union Territories from north to south located on the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.
The states located on the Arabian Sea are: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Goa, Tamil Nadu.
The Union Territories are: Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep.
The states located along the Bay of Bengal are:
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal.
The Union Territories are: Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar islands.
Name the island groups of Arabian sea and Bay of Bengal.
The island group:
(i)The Bay of Bengal had Andaman group of islands and Nicobar group of islands.
(ii)The Arabian Sea has Lakshadweep group of islands.
List top seven largest countries of the world with geographical area and population.
The largest countries:
|
S.No. |
Name of the country |
Area (Million sq. kms.) |
Population (millions) |
|
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. |
Russia Canada China U.S.A. Brazil Australia India |
17.07 9.97 9.59 9.36 8.51 7.68 3.28 |
290 26 1277 245 150 20 1030 |
Describe how the routes have contributed in the exchange of ideas and commodities since ancient times.
(i) The island groups of India lying in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
(ii) The countries constituting Indian Sub-continent.
(iii) The states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes,
(iv) The northern most latitude in degrees.
(v) The southern most latitude of the Indian main land in degrees.
(vi) The eastern and the western most longitude in diagram.
(vii) The place situated on the three seas.
(viii) The strait separating Sri Lanka from India.
(ix) The Union territories of India.
(i) Lakshadeep and Andaman Nicobar Islands.
(ii) India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
(iii) Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram.
(iv) 37° N
(v) 8° N
(vi) 97° E and 68° E.
(vii) Kanya Kumari
(viii) Palk Strait
(ix) Chandigarh, Delhi, Daman Diu, Dadra Naga-Haveli, Lakshadeep, Pondicherry, Andaman Nicobar.
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