India: Size and Location

1. Water bodies that separates India and Sri Lanka___________________________________.

Palk Strait and Gulf of mannar

2._________________________seperates
The eight-degree channel Maldives and India.

3. ________________________
Kanyakumari lies on the junction point of Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean.

4. Name the international territories:

(a) Indo-Pak :____________________________.
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, J&K
(b) Indo-Sino(China):___________________________.
J&K, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
(c) Indo-Afghan:___________________________________.
Ladakh

5. ________________________________
Ten degree channel separates the group of Andaman from Nicobar Islands.

6. Top-10 Largest (in size) countries of the world:

I. _____________________________________________
Russia
II. _____________________________________________
Canada
III. _____________________________________________
China
IV. _____________________________________________
USA
V. _____________________________________________
Brazil
VI. _____________________________________________
Australia
VII. _____________________________________________
India
VIII. _____________________________________________
Argentina
IX. _____________________________________________
Kazakhstan
X. _____________________________________________
Algeria

7. Extreme points/Tips of India:

I. Northernmost:_____________________________________________
Indira col
II. Southernmost:_____________________________________________
Indira point
III. Easternmost:_____________________________________________
Kibithu
IV. Westernmost:_____________________________________________
Ghuar Mota

Kanyakumari
8. The southernmost tip of Indian mainland/peninsula is ____________________________________.
The Arabian sea
9. Water body lying the west of India:_____________________________________________.
10. Water body lying the east of India:_____________________________________________.
The bay of bengal
11. Largest land border is shared with _____________________________________________.
Bangladesh
12. Smallest land border is shared with_____________________________________________.
Bhutan
13. Why the Indian Ocean has been named after our country?
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
Indian ocean has been named after our country because only India has such a long coastline on Indian ocean
14. India’s immediate neighbours:
With common frontiers(in descending order Without any shared frontiers
of the length of border)

Bangladesh 4096.7 Km Sri Lanka

China 3488 Km Maldives
Pakistan 3323 Km
Nepal 1751 Km
Myanmar 1643 Km
Bhutan 699 Km

15. Indian states with an international border:

I. With Pakistan:__________________________________________________________________.
Gujarat, Rajasthan, J&K, Punjab
II. With Afghanistan:__________________________________________________________________.
J&K
III. With China:__________________________________________________________________.
J&K, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
IV. With Nepal:__________________________________________________________________.
Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim
V. With Bhutan:__________________________________________________________________.
Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, West Bengal
VI. With Bangladesh:__________________________________________________________________.
Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, West Bengal
VII. With Myanmar:__________________________________________________________________.
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram

16. Indian states with coastal boundaries:

I. ___________________________________________
Gujarat
II. ___________________________________________
Maharashtra
III. ___________________________________________
Goa
IV. Karnataka
___________________________________________
V. ___________________________________________
Kerala
VI. ___________________________________________
Tamil Nadu
VII. ___________________________________________
Andhra Pradesh
VIII. ___________________________________________
Odisha
IX. ___________________________________________
West Bengal

17. Indian states and Union Territories with neither a coastal nor an international border:
I. Haryana
___________________________________________.
II. ___________________________________________.
Madhya Pradesh
III. ___________________________________________
Chattisgarh
IV. ___________________________________________.
Jharkhand
V. ___________________________________________.
Telangana
VI. ___________________________________________.
Delhi
18. The Union Territory of Puducherry is composed of following places lying adjacent to the
territories of these respectives states:
I. ___________________________________________
Karaikal district - Tamil Nadu
II. ___________________________________________
Puducherry district - Tamil Nadu
III. ___________________________________________
Yanam district - Andhra Pradesh
IV. ___________________________________________
Mahe district - Kerala

19. Indian state that has got maximum number of neighbouring states:__________________________
Uttar Pradesh

20. Tropic of Cancer passes through the following states:

I. ___________________________________________
Gujarat
II. ___________________________________________
Rajasthan
III. ___________________________________________
Madhya Pradesh
IV. ___________________________________________
Chattisgarh
V. ___________________________________________
Jharkhand
VI. ___________________________________________
West Bengal
VII. ___________________________________________
Tripura
VIII. ___________________________________________
Mizoram

21. Standard Meridian of India is__________________

82°30'E and it is located in__________________________.
Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)
22. Standard Meridian of India passes through the following states:
I. ________________________________________
Uttar Pradesh
II. ________________________________________
Madhya Pradesh
III. ________________________________________
Chattisgarh
IV. ________________________________________
Orissa
V. ________________________________________
Andhra Pradesh

23. India’s neighbour which follows Indian Standard Time (IST) is________________________________.
Nepal and Sri Lanka
24. Mountain range that separates India and Myanmar:________________________________________.
Patkai range, Naga Hills and Chin Hills
25. Countries included in the Indian Subcontinent:
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
26. Indian Union is comprised of ____________
28 states and _______________
8 union territories.
27. Longitudinal extent of India:_______________________________________.
68°7'E and 97°25'E
28. (A) Latitudinal extent of India:______________________________________.
8°4'N and 37°6'N
(B) Latitudinal extent for the Southernmost tip of India:_________________________.
6°4'N
29. Number of UT’s along Western Coasts:__________ & Eastern coasts:________________.
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30. Dimensions of India:
● Land Boundary Length:_____________________.
15200 Km
● Coastal Boundary Length:___________________.
7516.6 Km
● East-West distance:__________________.
2933 Km
● North-South Distance:______________________.
3214 Km
● Area:__________________.
3.28 million sq. Km
● ________________ percent of total geographical area of the world.
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