Chapter 1
India: Its Location
1. Choose the correct answer.
i) Which is the correct data on the nonlinear extent of India?
a) 8 ° 81 - 35°7 North
b) 8 °4 - 37° 6 North
c) 8 °4 - 35°4 North
d) 6 °45 - 37°6 North
Answer: b) 8 °4 - 37° 6 North.
ii) Which country has the longest land border partnership with India?
a) Bangladesh b) China
c) Pakistan d) Myanmar
Answer: a) Bangladesh.
iii) Which of the following countries is larger in size than India?
a) China b) Egypt
C. France D. Iran
Answer: a) China
iv) What is the standard longitude for India?
a) 69 °30 E b) 82 °30 E
C) 75 °30 E D) 90 °30 E
Answer: b) 82 °30 E.
2. Answer the following questions in about 30 words:
i) Does India need multiple standards of time? If necessary, what is the reason?
Answer: India is a vast country. The difference in longitude values at its eastern and western ends is about 30 degrees and therefore the local time difference between the two places on the eastern and western borders is about 2 hours. Therefore, the time gap between the countries requires multiple times in India.
ii) Write down the advantages or disadvantages of lengthening the coastline of India.
Answer:
iii) How has the expansion of the axis affected India?
iv) When sunrise and sunset are early in Kahima (Nagaland), how do the clocks of Delhi and Kahima have the same time?
