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Latitudes |
8°4'N to 37°6'N |
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Longitudes |
68°7'E to 97°25'E |
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On which latitude does the tropic of cancer lie on |
23°30'N |
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Total Land mass of India |
3.28 million square km |
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India makes up ______ % of the total geographical area of the world |
2.4 % |
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India is the __________ largest country of the world |
Seventh |
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Length of India's land boundary |
15,200 km |
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Length of the coastline including the islands |
7,516.6 km |
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India is bounded by the _________ in the northwest, north and northeast |
Young fold mountains |
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At the south of _____ latitude india begin to taper and extend to the Indian Ocean |
22° north |
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Name the two seas India divides with the direction (east/west) |
Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on its east |
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Latitudinal and Longitudinal extent of the mainland is about ______ |
30° |
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From ________ to ________ there is a time lag of _____ hours |
Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh Two hours |
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The Standard Meridian of India passes through _______ |
Mirzapur |
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Longitude of the Standard Meridian of India |
82°30'E |
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Which state is Mirzapur in |
Uttar Pradesh |
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Justify why the Indian Ocean is named after India |
India has the longest coastline on the Indian Ocean and has an eminent Position in the Indian Ocean which justify why the Indian Ocean is named after India. |
Coast and position |
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___________ Canal was open when Gandhi was born |
Suez |
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Suez Canal was open in ___ |
1869 |
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Suez Canal reduced the distance between India and Europe by _______ |
7,000 km |
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Distance between 68°7'E longitude and 97°25'E longitude is -- |
2933 km |
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Distance between 8°4'N latitude and 37°6'N latitude is -- |
3214 km |
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India has ______ States |
29 |
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India has ____ union territories |
Seven |
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Which is the smallest state (area wise) in India |
Goa |
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Which is the largest state (area wise) in India |
Rajasthan |
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The states which does not have an international border or lies on the coast |
Harayana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Telangana |
HPCJT |
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Through how many states does the tropic of cancer pass through, name them |
Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram. |
RJGMCMWT |
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India shares its land boundaries with _____ and ______ in the northwest |
Pakistan and Afghanistan |
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India shares its land boundaries with _____ , _____ and ______ in the north |
China (Tibet), Nepal and Bhutan |
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India shares its land boundaries with ____ and _____ in the east |
Myanmar and Bangladesh |
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Our southern neighbours across the sea consist of ____ ______ countries, namely _____ and _______ |
Two island countries Sri Lanka and Maldives |
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Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the __________ and the __________ |
Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar |
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Maldives islands are situated to the ________ of __________ islands |
South of Lakshadweep islands |
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