India- Size and Location
Question Bank
1.How does mountain passes helpful to us from ancient time? Explain.
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India is bounded by the young fold mountains in the northwest, north and northeast. The
various passes across the mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient
travellers.
• The spices, muslin and other merchandise’ were taken from India to different countries
through these passes.
• Mountain passes have contributed in the exchange of ideas and commodities since
historic times.
2.Why do the days and nights are almost of equal duration at Kanyakumari?
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• Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu is located at the southernmost tip of India’s main land. The
latitude 8°4’ N passes close to it.
• The place is thus near the equator and lies close to the Equatorial region.
• As the sun shines directly over the Equator throughout the year, the durations of day and
night are almost equal here.
• Hence, in Kanyakumari, the difference in the duration of day and night is very little.
3.How does the long coastline beneficial to India?
Answer:
• The Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, extensions of the Indian Ocean, lie to the west and
east of Indian Peninsula, and the Indian Ocean lies to its south.
• The total length of the coastline of the main land of India including Andaman and Nicobar
and Lakshadweep is 7516.6 km.
• The long coastline of India has helped in maritime trade since ages. The central location of
India at the head of the Indian Ocean has provided it a strategic location along the trans-
Indian Ocean routes.
• India can establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from western coast and
with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast.
• The long coastline has also played a major role in influencing the climate of India. It
provides opportunities for fishing and extraction of petroleum. It serves as a natural
boundary protecting India.
4.The neighbouring countries that share their boundaries with India are _________ .
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Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, China, Nepal and Bhutan.
5.The north-south extent of India is about _________ .
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3,214 km.
6.Which canal has reduced India’s distance from Europe by 7,000 km ?
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Suez Canal
7.What is a strait ?
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A narrow channel of sea that connects two layer bodies of water.
8.Write a note on the location of India.
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Location: India is a vast country. Lying entirely in the Northern hemisphere, the main land extends
between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E. The Tropic of Cancer
(23°30’N) divides the country into almost two equal parts. To the southeast of India’s main land lie
the Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Bay of Bengal and to the southwest lie the Lakshadweep
islands in the Arabian Sea.
9.Write a short note on the size of India.
Size: The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million square km. India’s total area accounts for
about 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the world.
India is the seventh largest country of the world. India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and
the total length of the coastline of the mainland, including Andaman and Nicobar and
Lakshadweep, is 7,516.6 km. It has an east-west extent of 2,933 km from Arunachal Pradesh to
Kuchchh in Gujarat and a north-south extent of 3,214 km from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
The southern part of the country is in form of a peninsula, tapering towards the Indian Ocean in the
south. It is bounded by the Arabian Sea in the southwest and the Bay of Bengal in the southeast.
10.The Tropic of Cancer passes through which states of India?
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The Tropic of Cancer passes through the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
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