Class-IX Social Science Geography Contemporary India -I Chapter 1: India – Size and Location

Geography

Chapter-1

India – Size and Location

1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i). The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Orissa
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Tripura
Answer: (c) Orissa
(ii). The easternmost longitude of India is

(a) \(97^025’\space E\)

(b) \(68^07’\space E\)

(c) 77^06’\space E\)

(d) \(82^032’\space E\)

Answer: (a) \(97^025’\)

(iii). Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with
(a) China
(b) Bhutan

(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar
Answer: (c) Nepal
(iv). If you intend to visit Kavaratti during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to:
(a) Puducherry
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Diu and Daman
Answer: (c) Lakshadweep
(v). My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
Answer: (b) Tajikistan
2. Answer the following questions briefly.
(i). Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian sea.
Answer: Lakshadweep

(ii). Name the countries which are larger than India.
Answer: Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil and Australia
(iii). Which Island group of India lies to its south-east?
Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(iv). Which Island countries are our southern neighbours?
Answer: Maldives and Sri Lanka
3. 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 this happen?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat are about 30 degrees apart from each other. Since 15 degrees of longitudinal extent is equal to roughly 1 hour of time, hence the difference between sunrise and sunset is 2 hours. But they show the same time as India used 82.5 degrees longitude as its standard meridian for time.
4. The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?
Answer: The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance due to the following reasons:
• India has access to African and Southeast Asian nations due to its central location.
• Due to this India has good trade relations with Southeast Asian nations, Gulf nations and even with the African nations.
• The monsoons in India are also due to the presence of the Indian Ocean.