India-Size and Location

Which of the following parallels of latitude divides India into two almost equal parts?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

Name the countries which are larger than India.

• The Andaman and Nicobar islands lie to the south-east of India in the Bay Of Bengal. India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km. The total length of the coastline, including the islands of the Andaman and Nicobar and the Lakshadweep, is 7,516.6 km.

• The countries which are larger than India are Russia, Canada, U.S.A, China, Brazil and Australia. Russia is the largest of all countries, with an area of 17.09 million sq.km, while India has an area of 3.28 million sq.km.

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ___________.

• Rajasthan

• Odisha

• Chhattisgarh

• Tripura

Which island group of India lies to its south-east?

• India lies in the Northern hemisphere, with the mainland extending 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, where the Lakshadweep islands lie in the Arabian Sea to the south-west of the mainland, and the Andaman and Nicobar islands lie in the Bay of Bengal to the south-east of the mainland.

• The Andaman and Nicobar islands lie to the south-east of India in the Bay Of Bengal. India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km. The total length of the coastline, including the islands of the Andaman and Nicobar and the Lakshadweep, is 7,516.6 km.

Area wise , India is in which place?

• 16

• 13

• 7

• 1

India’s largest land boundary is with

• Pakistan

• China

• Myanmar

• Bangladesh

What is the difference between longitude and latitude?

• Longitude is from one side to the other and latitude is up and down

• Latitude is from one side to the other and longitude is up and down

• Longitude is in a criss-cross shape and latitude is a circle

• Latitude is a criss-cross shape and longitude is a circle

• There is no difference

india shares it's land boundaries with countries like:

• uae

• maldives

• china

• afghanistan

• saudi arabia

Which is southern most latitude of India

• 68°7'E

• 8°4'N

• 97°25E

• 37°6'N

Which is India's standards time line?

• 82°30 E

• 84°50E

• 82°30 W

• None