CHAPTER: 1 INDIA----SIZE AND LOCATION

1) A narrow channel of sea which separates two land masses is known as:
2) China is the ....................... largest country in the world?
3) Which of the following is the southernmost latitude of the Indian mainland?
4) When was Indira-Point submerged under water?
5) From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh the time lag is………..
6) What is the North-South extent of India in Kms?
7) The land mass of India has an area of ................... Million square kms.
8) What is the Standard Meridian of India?
9) What is the latitudinal extent of India?
10) The Southernmost point of Indian mainland is?
11) Which country shares land boundaries with India in the west?
12) What is IST?
13) Which is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
14) The east-west extent of India is………………
15) India lies in which hemisphere?
16) Tropic of Cancer does pass through which states?
17) The westernmost longitude of India is……….
18) Latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is………
19) Kavarati is situated in……..
20) India is the ................. largest country in the world.
21) Suez Canal was opened in the year ………..
22) Total length of the coast line of the Indian mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and
Lakshadweep is……..
23) India has got .............. no. of states and ............ no. of union territories?
24) Name the place said to be the situated on three seas. Name the seas also.
25) Name the Indian states which share borders with Pakistan.
26) Name India’s neighbouring countries in the north-west.
27) What is the time difference between the westernmost and the easternmost tips of
India?
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. State the importance of Standard Meridian.
2. How is the latitudinal spread in India advantageous to her? 
3. Explain the significance of India’s eminent position in the Indian Ocean.
4. “India has a long coastline which is advantageous”. Explain. 
5. How did India’s contact with the rest of the world contribute in the exchange of
ideas and commodities?
6. What is unique about Indira point?
7. If you want to visit the Lakshadweep, which water body you need to cross?
8. Why the southern ocean is given the name as “Indian ocean”?