Wednesday 23 December 2020

India: Size and Location

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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 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.


Q 3. Explain the difference of 2 hours in time of Arunachal Pradesh And Gujarat.

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.