Class 9 Geography Chapter 1: India - Size and Location

 Class 9 Geography  Chapter 1: India - Size and Location

Location of India

  • Q: In which hemisphere does India entirely lie?

    • A: India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere (and the Eastern Hemisphere).

  • Q: What is the latitudinal extent of the Indian mainland?

    • A: It extends between latitudes 8°4'N and 37°6'N.

  • Q: What is the longitudinal extent of India?

    • A: It extends between longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25'E.

  • Q: Which important latitude divides India into almost two equal parts?

    • A: The Tropic of Cancer (23°30'N).

  • Q: What is the southernmost point of the Indian Union, which got submerged under seawater during the 2004 tsunami?

    • A: Indira Point in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Size of India

  • Q: What is the total landmass area of India?

    • A: India has an area of 3.28 million square kilometers.

  • Q: What percentage of the total geographical area of the world does India account for?

    • A: India accounts for 2.4% of the world's total land area.

  • Q: What is India's position in the world in terms of size?

    • A: India is the seventh-largest country in the world.

  • Q: What is the approximate length of India's land boundary and its total coastline (including islands)?

    • A: The land boundary is about 15,200 km, and the coastline is 7,516.6 km.

  • Q: What is the time lag between Gujarat in the west and Arunachal Pradesh in the east?

    • A: There is a time lag of two hours.

  • Q: Which longitude is taken as the Standard Meridian of India to ensure a uniform time across the country?

    • A: 82°30'E, which passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.

India and the World

  • Q: What gives India a strategic central location in the world?

    • A: Its location situated centrally between East and West Asia, with the trans-Indian Ocean routes connecting it to Europe and East Asia.

  • Q: The opening of which canal in 1869 reduced the distance between India and Europe by 7,000 km?

    • A: The Suez Canal.

  • Q: Which ocean is named after a country, and why?

    • A: The Indian Ocean, because no other country has a longer coastline on this ocean than India, justifying its naming.

India's Neighbors
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  • Q: Which countries share land boundaries with India in the northwest?

    • A: Pakistan and Afghanistan.

  • Q: Which countries are India's neighbors to the north?

    • A: China (Tibet), Nepal, and Bhutan.

  • Q: Which countries are India's eastern neighbors?

    • A: Myanmar and Bangladesh.

  • Q: Which two island countries are our southern neighbors across the sea?

    • A: Sri Lanka and Maldives.

  • Q: What narrow channel of sea separates India from Sri Lanka?

    • A: The Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.

  • Q: Where are the Lakshadweep Islands and the Maldives located?

    • A: The Lakshadweep Islands are in the Arabian Sea, and the Maldives are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands.


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