Chapter 1: India – Size and LocationQuestion
1. Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian sea?
2. Name the countries which are larger than India?
3. Which island group of India lies to its south-east?
4. Which island countries are our southern neighbors?
Solution:
1. Lakshadweep islands.
2. Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil, and Australia.
3. Andaman and Nicobar islands.
4. Srilanka and Maldives
Question-2
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?
Solution:
From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of two hours, but the watches show the same
time because the time along the Standard Meridian of India (82° 30’E) passing through Mirzapur in
Uttar Pradesh is taken as the standard time for the whole country. Because the same standard time
for the whole country has been adopted, the watches show the same time in Arunachal Pradesh,
Gujarat, and in all parts of the country.
Question-3
The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance.
Why?
Solution:
The trans-Indian Ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries
of East Asia provide a strategic central location to India.
MOST Important MCQs with Answers
Q1. What is the total area of India?
A) 3.28 million sq km
B) 2.48 million sq km
C) 4.28 million sq km
D) 3.18 million sq km
➡️ Answer: A) 3.28 million sq km
Q2. What is India’s rank in the world in terms of area?
, A) Fifth
B) Seventh
C) Sixth
D) Third
➡️ Answer: B) Seventh
Q3. What is India’s rank in the world in terms of population?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
➡️ Answer: B) Second
Q4. Which latitude divides India almost into two equal parts?
A) 23°30'N
B) 82°30'E
C) 0°
D) 8°4'N
➡️ Answer: A) 23°30'N
(This is the Tropic of Cancer!)
Q5. Through which states does the Tropic of Cancer pass?
A) Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Mizoram
B) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram
C) Gujarat, Kerala, Odisha, Assam
D) Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar, West Bengal
➡️ Answer: B) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura,
Mizoram
Q6. The southernmost point of India is:
A) Indira Point
1. Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian sea?
2. Name the countries which are larger than India?
3. Which island group of India lies to its south-east?
4. Which island countries are our southern neighbors?
Solution:
1. Lakshadweep islands.
2. Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil, and Australia.
3. Andaman and Nicobar islands.
4. Srilanka and Maldives
Question-2
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?
Solution:
From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of two hours, but the watches show the same
time because the time along the Standard Meridian of India (82° 30’E) passing through Mirzapur in
Uttar Pradesh is taken as the standard time for the whole country. Because the same standard time
for the whole country has been adopted, the watches show the same time in Arunachal Pradesh,
Gujarat, and in all parts of the country.
Question-3
The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance.
Why?
Solution:
The trans-Indian Ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries
of East Asia provide a strategic central location to India.
MOST Important MCQs with Answers
Q1. What is the total area of India?
A) 3.28 million sq km
B) 2.48 million sq km
C) 4.28 million sq km
D) 3.18 million sq km
➡️ Answer: A) 3.28 million sq km
Q2. What is India’s rank in the world in terms of area?
, A) Fifth
B) Seventh
C) Sixth
D) Third
➡️ Answer: B) Seventh
Q3. What is India’s rank in the world in terms of population?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
➡️ Answer: B) Second
Q4. Which latitude divides India almost into two equal parts?
A) 23°30'N
B) 82°30'E
C) 0°
D) 8°4'N
➡️ Answer: A) 23°30'N
(This is the Tropic of Cancer!)
Q5. Through which states does the Tropic of Cancer pass?
A) Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Mizoram
B) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram
C) Gujarat, Kerala, Odisha, Assam
D) Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar, West Bengal
➡️ Answer: B) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura,
Mizoram
Q6. The southernmost point of India is:
A) Indira Point
