Question- According to ancient Indian geographical belief, Bharat Varsh was a part of which island?
Answer-Jammu Island
Question-In which language was the word India first used for India?
Answer-Greek
Question-What is the southern boundary of the mainland of India?
Answer-8 degrees 4 minutes north latitude
Question-On what is the Indian Standard Time based?
Answer-82 degrees 30 minutes east longitude
Question-The standard time of India is the local time of the place which is located at?
Answer-Naini of Allahabad
Question-What is the difference between Indian Standard Time and Greenwich Mean Time?
Answer-5 hours 30 minutes
Question-What is the distance of the southern part of India from the equator?
Answer-876 km
Question-What is the length of the terrestrial boundary of India?
Answer-15200 km
Question-What is the length of the coastline of India including the islands?
7516.5 km
Question-What is the length of India from north to south?
Answer-3214 km
Question-What is the length of India from east to west?
Answer-2933 km
Question-What is the length of India’s coastline?
Answer-6100 km
Question-What is the area of India in the total geographical area of the world?
Answer-2.4%
Question-What percentage of the total area of India comes under the mountainous region?
Answer-10.7 percent
Question-On what percentage of the land area of the whole of India are mountains and hills found?
Answer-29.3%
Question-On what percentage of the land area of the whole of India are plains found?
Answer-27.7%
Question-On what percentage of the land area of the whole of India are plains found?
Answer-43%
Question-India’s territorial water boundary is at how many nautical miles from the coast?
Answer-12 miles
Question-India’s enclosed area is at how many nautical miles beyond the territorial water boundary?
Answer-24 miles
Question-India’s exclusive economic zone is at how many nautical miles beyond the enclosed area?
Answer-200 miles
Question-How many states in India have a coastline?
Answer-9 states
NOTE-At present, the boundaries of nine states and five union territories of India are adjacent to the sea coastline. These states are Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Similarly, among the union territories, the boundaries of Pondicherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Daman Islands also touch the sea.
Question-Which is the state in India that has the longest coastline?
Answer-Gujarat
NOTE-The Arabian Sea gives Gujarat its extensive coastline. Gujarat has a 1214.7 km long coastline which is about 23% of the total mainland area of the country. It is the state with the longest mainland coastline.
Which is the Indian state through which the Tropic of Cancer does not pass?
Answer-Uttar Pradesh
NOTE-The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states in India which include Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
Question-Which is the latitude line which passes through the middle of India?
Answer-Tropic of Cancer
Question-The line which passes through the middle of India is called the Tropic of Cancer?
Answer-The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states of India which include Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
Question-Which is the state through which the Tropic of Cancer does not pass?
Answer-Orissa
NOTE-The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through Orissa. In India, the Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states, including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
Question-Which is the main southern tip of India?
Answer-Cap Cameron
NOTE-The southern point of India, Indira Point, is located in the Nicobar Islands. This village is named Indira Point after the former female Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi. Its earlier names were Lahi Chinh Tamilian Point and Parasone Point, but it was renamed on 21 February 1949. The official naming ceremony was held on 10 October 1945.
Question-Which mountain is located on the northern border of India?
Answer- The Himalayas are situated on the northern border of India.
NOTE- Most of the world’s peaks are situated in the Himalayas. Many of the peaks of the Himalayas are among the world’s peaks. Mount Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas. The Himalayas have more than 100 peaks which are more than 7200 meters. The most important peaks in some major regions of the Himalayas are Sagarmatha, Himaan, Annapurna, Shiv Shankar, Ganesh, Langtang, Mansarovar, Roll Wali, Jugal, Gauri Shankar, Kumbha, Dhaulagiri and Kanchenjunga.
Question- Is the Himalayas a main type of mountain?
Answer- The Himalayas are a folded mountain type.
NOTE- The Himalayas are a mountain system that separates the Indian subcontinent from Central Asia and Tibet. This mountain system is mainly made up of three parallel ranges, the Great Himalayas, the Middle Himalayas and the Shivalik ranges, which are spread in an arc shape from west to east for a length of about 2400 kilometers. The south is towards the plains of northern India and the centre is towards the plateau of Tibet. Apart from these three main ranges, the other most southerly range is the Himalayas or Transhimalayas which includes Karkaniya. The Himalayas are spread across the borders of several countries. These countries are Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar.