Ch 1 (A) INDIA: SIZE
AND LOCATION
Answer the
following Questions in one single word to one sentence:\
Q 1.Which country stands 3rd in the world on the basis of area ?
Ans. U.S.A.(United States
of America )
Q 2. Which country 5th in the world on the basis of area and population ?
Ans. Brazil.
Q 3.Saurashtra is region of which state among the
following ?
a ) Manipur b)Gujarat c)Maharashtra d)Nagaland
Ans .Gujarat
Q 4 Which city among the following is not a capital?
a) Raipur b)Ahmedabad c)Ranchi d)Panaji Ans. Ahmedabad .
Q 5.Which
latitudinal extent among the following is right for India?
a. 8°4 N to 37°6 N b. 8°4 S to 37° 6 S
c. 6°2 N to 35°2 N d.
6°2 S to 35°2 S
Ans .8°4 N to 37° 6 N.
Q 6.What is the constitutional name given to India?
Answer .Indian Republic
.
Part -C Answer the following questions:-
Short
Answer Questions:
western extents of
India. Answer : Northern
corner :Dafdar
Southern corner :Kanya kumari (Indira point ) Eastern
corner :Kibithu
Western
corner : Guhar Moti (Kutch)
Q 2. Write a note on Indian standard meridian .
Answer . India
is a vast country. In order to maintain a uniformity of time within
the country ,82½°E Longitude is taken as the standard meridian of India.
The local time
along the median
serves as the Indian standard time .This central
meridian passes through the towns of Allahabad and Mirzapur(U.P) Indian
standard time is 5½ hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
Answer
. There is a difference of around 30° between eastern and western most extent
of India. Earth rotates on its axis from West to East .It completes its one
full rotation i.e. 360°
In 24.6 hours or by 1°in every 4 minutes.
It means it rotate 30°in 120 minutes
(30*4=120 minutes). Therefore actual time difference of 2 hours existed between
eastern and western
points of India. Therefore ,when sunrises in Arunachal Pradesh
there is still
dark in Gujarat
and Maharashtra .
Q 4.Which languages are used in Jammu and Kashmir
and Telangana?
Answer
: Jammu and Kashmir -Urdu, Balti, Kashmiri, ladakhi, Dogri, Gujri , Dadri and
Punjabi . Telangana- Telugu and Urdu.
Q 5. Write a short note on SAARC.
Answer
: SAARC is a union of South Asian countries formed for the mutual co-operation.
Its complete form is south Asian association for regional co-operation. It has
8 members- India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
and Sri Lanka. India keeps the most important place among the SAARC members.
EXERCISES
Show in the outline map of India:
(i)
Indian
Standard Meridian [82 1_2.E]
(ii)
Tropic of Cancer
(iii)
States and Territories using Punjabi as their language.
(iv)
Two neighbours of India the boundries of which do not touch Sea.
(v)
India’s neighbouring island country.
(i)
Colour India’s neighbouring SAARC nations in a map and display map in class room.
(ii)
Show 29 states and 7 union territories with their capitals in two outline maps of
India.
Answer the following questions in a
single word to one sentence length:
1.
Which country stands third in the world on the basis of area?
2.
Which country is fifth in the world on the basis of area and population?
3.
Saurashtra is region of which state among the following:
(i)
Manipur (ii) Gujarat (iii) Maharashtra (iv) Nagaland
4.
Which city among the following is not a capital:
(i)
Raipur (ii) Ahmedabad (iii) Ranchi (iv)
Panaji
5.
Which latitudinal extent among following is right for India:
(i)
8º.4' N to 37º.6' N (ii) 8º.4' S to 37º.6' S
(iii)
6º.2' N to 35º.2' N (iv) 6º.2' S to 35º.2' S
6.
What is the constitutional name given to India?
Give short answers for the following questions:
1.
Name the northern, southern, eastern and western extents of India.
2.
Write a note on Indian Standard Meridian.
3.
Explain the difference of two hours in time of Arunachal Pradesh and Gujrat.
4.
Which languages are used in Jammu & Kashmir and Telangana?
5.
Write a short note on SAARC.
Answer the following questions in detail:
1.
Give details of India’s international trade.
2.
Write names of any 10 states and 5 union territories of India with their
capitals.
3.
Distribute India politically and explain biggest and smallest state on the
basis of area.
