BAL BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, PITAMPURA, DELHI

GEOGRAPHY
CLASS 9
CHAPTER -1
INDIA- SIZE AND LOCATION
Q.1. Multiple choice questions:
A) Which of the following latitude divides India into two equal halves?
A. 23030E
B. 23030N
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C. 82 30E
D. 82030N
B) The easternmost longitude of India is:
A. 804N
B. 3706N
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C. 97 25E
D. 6807E
C) To the south-east of the Indian mainland, the island group that we find is:
a. Andaman & Nicobar b. Lakshadweep
c. Maldives
d. Sri Lanka
D) Which of the following countries is not larger in size than India?
a. Brazil
b. Canada
c. USA
d. Argentina
E) The geographical feature that separates India from Sri Lanka is:
A. Gulf of Cambay
B. Gulf of Mannar
C. Gulf of Kuchchh
D. Gulf of Khambat
F) The largest state of India in terms of size is:
a. Maharashtra
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Uttar Pradesh
G) Which of the following countries is not a part of the Indian sub-continent?
a. Pakistan
b. Afghanistan
c. Bhutan
d. Bangladesh
H) Which of the following is not a land-locked state?
a. Haryana
b. Jharkhand
c. West Bengal
d. Madhya Pradesh
I) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:
a. Rajasthan
b. Chattisgarh
c. Orissa
d. Tripura
J) Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with:
a. China
b. Nepal
c. Bhutan
d. Myanmar
Q.2. Write the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India. (1)
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Q.3. Why 82 E has been selected as the Standard meridian of India? (3 points) (3)
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Q.4. Why is the difference between the duration of day and night hardly felt at
KANNIYAKUMARI but not so in KASHMIR? (3)
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Q.5. The east to west extent of India is smaller than north to south extent but in degrees, they are
almost same. Give reason. (3)
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Q.6. The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but
the watches show the same time. How does this happen? (3)
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Q.7. The central location of India at the head of the INDIAN OCEAN is considered of great
significance. Why? (4)
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Q.8. Describe Indias contact with the rest of the world in ancient and medieval times. (4)
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Q.9.The local time of station A at 360 E is 5:30am. Calculate the local time of station B at 280E
longitude.
(3)
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Q.10. At 490E longitude, I observed that the local time is 4pm.Calculate for me the local time at
730E longitude. (3)
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Q11 MAP WORK: (POLITICAL MAP OF INDIA)
(a) The Island groups of INDIA lying in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) The northernmost latitude in degrees
(d) The southernmost latitude in degrees
(e) The easternmost and westernmost longitude in degrees
(f) Largest and Smallest state
(g) The place situated on the three seas
(h) The strait separating Sri Lanka from India
(i) The Union Territories of India