Indian Geography

Indian Geography

1) India lies in which hemispheres? – North-Eastern hemisphere

2) What is India’s physical position on the map? – Extends between 8°4’ N and 37°6’ N vertically (latitude-wise) and between 68°7’ E and 97°25’ E horizontally (longitude-wise)

3) What is India’s length from North to South? – 3214 Km (vertical length)

4) What is India’s length from East to West? – 2,933 Km (horizontal length)

5) What was India’s ancient names as mentioned in Indian mythology?- Bharatvarsha and Jamboo-dweep

6) India was part of which huge land-mass or super-continent? – Gondwanaland

7) Which is India’s northern-most point? – Indira Call (Karakoram in J&K but disputed by Pakistan)

8) Which is India’s southern-most point? – Indira Point (southern point of the Greater Nicobar island in Andaman & Nicobar. This point is southern-most point of complete India including mainland and islands)

9) Which is the southern-most point of the Indian mainland? – Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin in Tamil Nadu)

10) What was the old name of Indira Point? – Pygmalion Point (Another old name of this spot was Parsons Point)

11) Which is India’s western-most point? – Guhar Moti (in Gujarat’s Kutchh area)

12) Which is India’s eastern-most point? – Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh (This however, is disputed by China)

13) What is length of India’s land frontier? – 15,200 Km

14) What is the length of India’s coastline (excluding islands like Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep and some other small islands)? – 6,100 Km (approx.)

15) What is the length of India’s coastline (including all of its islands)? – 7,516 Km

16) India has how many neighbouring countries at present? – 8 (Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka)

17) McMahon Line separates India from which country? – China

18) Radcliffe Line separates India from which country? – Pakistan

19) Sir Creek Line separates India from which country? – Pakistan (at the Rann of Kutchh)

20) The Palk Strait lies between India and – Sri Lanka (It separates India from Sri Lanka)

21) Which former Soviet federation is closest to India? – Tajikistan

22) India shares longest land boundary with which of its neighbours? – Bangladesh

23) India shares shortest land boundary with which of its neighbours? – Afghanistan

24) Which bay lies towards India’s East? – Bay of Bengal

25) Which sea lies towards India’s West? – Arabian Sea

26) Which ocean lies towards India’s South? – Indian Ocean

27) Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean meet at whichpoint of India? – Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu)

28) What is rank of Indian Ocean among oceans of the world in terms of expanse (area)? – Third (3rd) It is ranked after Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

29) Which strait is said to separate Bay of Bengal from Arabian Sea? – Palk Strait

30) India’s largest union territory Andaman & Nicobar is situated in – Bay of Bengal

31) India’s smallest union territory Lakshadweep is situated in – Arabian Sea

32) What is India’s area in sq. km? – 32,87,263 sq. km.

33) Total area of India constitutes how much part of total world area? – About 2.5 per cent

34) Indian population constitutes how much in the total world populace? – 17 per cent (approx.)

35) How many states and union territories are there in India at present? – 28 states and 7 union territories

36) Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states of India? – Eight (8) It passes through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram

37) Which is the closest country from Andaman & Nicobar Islands? – Indonesia

38) Which is India’s tallest peak? – Godwin Austin or the K-2, with 8611 m (Karakoram Range in Jammu & Kashmir. This peak however falls in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and therefore Kanchenjunga Peak (8598 m) Sikkim is India’s tallest peak, where India has its administrative control also)

39) Which is India’s largest state (in terms of area)? – Rajasthan

40) Which is India’s most populous state? – Uttar Pradesh