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The snowy land of the Himalayas formed the northern boundary, the hot and
sunny Kanyakumari on the south, the salty marshes of the Rann of Kutch on
the west and the Virgin forests in the east.
Arunachal Pradesh state gets the earliest sunrise than Dwarka in Gujarat.
In India, the sun rises two hours earlier in the easternmost part of Arunachal
Pradesh then Gujarat.
Indian standard time is based on the 8230 east longitude.
Indian standard time is 5 hrs ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time.
India has a land frontier of 15200 kms and a coastline of 7516.6 Kms.
The countries which share a common land frontier with India are Pakistan,
Afghanistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The line dividing India and Pakistan is known as Radcliff line
To the east of Bhutan, the crest of Himalayas acts as the dividing line
between the Indian and Chinese realms known as Mac Mohan line.
The Andaman and Nicobar island chain in the Bay of Bengal and
Lakshadweep island cluster in the Arabian Sea forms the parts of Indian
Territory.
The nearest neighbor across the ocean water is Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is separated from India by Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait.
At present, India is a union of 28 states and 7 Union Territories.
Rajasthan is the largest state in terms of area whereas Goa is the smallest.
Andaman and Nicobar islands form two major groups in the Bay of Bengal,
located between 10 and 14N latitudes.
Andaman and Nicobar have an area of 8249 km2 of which Andaman Islands
extend up to 6408 km2 and Nicobar Islands extend up to 1842 km2.
Out of 247 groups of islands only 36 are inhabited.
The Great Nicobar with an area of 862 km2 is the largest island in this group
and lies closest to the equator.
The entire island in the Arabian sea are of coral origin.
The Lakshadweep Island with a total area of 35 km2 are situated between 8
and 11N latitudes.
In the Eight Degree channel lies the Minicoy island with an area of 4.5 km2.
The Pamban Island located between India and Sri Lanka has a rocky surface.
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Practice Bits
1. India is a -
a) Continent b) Sub-continent
c) Island d) None of these
6. The countries that share the common land frontiers with India are
a) four b) five c) six d) seven
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17. The latitude that passes nearly midway across the country is -
a) Equator b) Tr. of cancer c) Tr. of Capricorn d) None of these
18. The state that has both summer and winter capital is -
a) Asom b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Jammu Kashmir d) Andhra Pradesh
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19. The difference between Greenwich time and Indian Standard time is -
a) 5 hours b) 5 hours c) 6 hours d) 6 hours
20. If the sun rises at 5a.m. in Arunachal Pradesh, the sun rises in Gujarat
at -
a) 5 am b) 6 am c) 7 am d) 7.30 am
Key
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. A
11. C 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. D
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