India-Size and Location Class 9 Extra Questions and

Answer Geography Chapter 1 Very Short Answers Type

Question 1.
In which hemisphere does India lie?
Answer:
India lies in Northern hemisphere.

Question 2.
Give the longitudinal and latitudinal extent of the main
land of India.
Answer:
The longitudinal and latitudinal extent of the main land of
India approximately the same i.e., 30°.

Question 3.
What is the longitudinal and latitudinal extent of
Andaman and Nicobar islands?
Answer:
The longitudinal and latitudinal extent of Andaman and
Nicobar islands are 92°40′ E and 12°00′ N respectively.

Question 4.
What is the longitudinal and latitudinal extent of the
Lakshadweep islands?
Answer:
The longitudinal and latitudinal extent of the
Lakshadweep islands are 70°00′ E and 10°00′ N
respectively.
Question 5.
What is the southernmost point of the Indian Union
known as?
Answer:
The southernmost point of the Indian Union is known as
Indira Point.

Question 6.
What is the area of the Indian land mass?
Answer:
The area of the India land mass is 3.28 million sq.km.

Question 7.
Area-wise which is the largest country in the world?
Answer:
Russia is the largest country in the world.

Question 8.
What is the land boundary of India?
Answer:
The land boundary of India is about 15,000 km.

Question 9.
What is the latitudinal extent of India from Kashmir in the
north to Kanyakumari in the south?
Answer:
The latitudinal extent of India from Kashmir in the north
to Kanyakumari in the south is 3,214 km.

Question 10.
What is India’s longitudinal extent from the Rann of Kutch
in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east?
Answer:
India’s longitudinal extent from the Rann of Kutch in the
west Arunachal Pradesh in the east is 2,933 km.

Question 11.
What is the time lag from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh?
Answer:
From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh there is a time lag of
two hours.

Question 12.
How is the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869
advantageous for India?
Answer:
India’s distance from Europe has been reduced by 7,000
km.

Question 13.
Name two countries that share land boundaries with India
in the northwests,
Answer:
Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Question 14.
Name the countries that lie in the north of India.
Answer:
China (Tibet), Nepal and Bhutan.
Question 15.
Which two countries are our eastern neighbours?
Answer:
Myanmar and Bangladesh are our eastern neighbours.

India-Size and Location Class 9 Extra Questions and

Answer Geography Chapter 1 Short Answers Type

Question 1.
Give a brief description of India’s neighbours.
Answer:

India shares its land boundary with Pakistan and

Afghanistan in the northwest, China (Tibet), Nepal and
Bhutan in the north and Myanmar and Bangladesh are our
eastern neighbours.
Our southern neighbours across the sea consist of two
island countries, namely Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of
sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar
while Maldives Islands are situated to the south of the
Lakshadweep Islands.
Question 2.
Give a brief description of the size of India’s landmass.
Answer:
Land area is a country’s total area, excluding area under
inland water bodies that includes major rivers and lakes.

The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million square

km. India’s total’s area accounts for about 2.4 percent of
the total geographical area of the world. India is the
seventh largest country of the world.
India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and the
total length of the coast line of the mainland including
Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep is 7,516.6 km.
India measures 3,214 km from north to south and 2,933
km from east to west.
Question 3.
How would you justify the naming of the Indian Ocean
after India.
Answer:
The following points justify the naming of the Indian
Ocean after India:
(i) The Indian landmass has a central location between the
East and the West Asia.

(ii) The Deccan Peninsula which is the southernmost

extension of India, protrudes into the Indian Ocean. This
helps India to establish close contact with West Asia,
Africa and Europe from the western coast and with
southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast.

iii) No other country has a long coastline on the Indian

ocean as India has and indeed, it is India’s eminent
position in the Indian Ocean which justifies the naming of
an ocean after it.

Question 4.
Describe the Location of India.
Answer:
(i) India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. The
mainland extends between latitudes 8°4′ N and 37°6′ N
and longitudes 68°7′ E and 97°25′ E.

(ii) The Tropic of Cancer (23°30′ N) divides the country

into almost two equal parts. To the southeast and
southwest of the mainland, lie the Andaman and Nicobar
islands and the Lakshadweep islands in the bay of Bengal
and Arabian Sea respectively.

India-Size and Location Class 9 Extra Questions and

Answer Geography Chapter 1 Long Answers Type

Question 1.
What was the significance of India’s central location in
ancient times?
Answer:
The central location of India at the head of the Indian
ocean is considered of great significance because of the
following reasons:
(i) The Trans Indian Ocean routes which connect the
countries of Europe in the west and the countries of East
Asia provide a strategic central location to India.

(ii) The Deccan peninsula protrudes into the Indian Ocean

helps India to establish close contact with West Asia,
Africa and Europe from the western coast and with
southwest and East Asia from the eastern coast.
(iii) No other country has a long coastline on the Indian
Ocean as India has. It is India’s eminent position in the
Indian ocean which justifies the naming of an ocean after
it.

iv) India’s contacts with the world have continued through

the ages but her relationships through the land routes are
much older than her maritime contacts.

v) The various passes across the mountains in the north

have provided passages to the ancient travellers, while
the oceans restricted such interaction for a long time.
These routes have contributed in the exchange of ideas
and commodities since ancient times.

(vi) The ideas of the Upanishads and the Ramayana, the

stories of Panchtantra, the Indian numerals and the
decimal system thus could reach many parts of the world.

(vii) The spices, Muslin and other merchandise were taken

from India to different countries, on the other hand, the
influence of Greek sculpture, and the architectural styles
of dome and minarets from West Asia can be seen in
different parts of our country.

Question 2.
Describe the location and size of India.
Answer:
Land area is a country’s total area, excluding area under
inland water bodies that includes major rivers and lakes.
The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million square
km. India’s total’s area accounts for about 2.4 percent of
the total geographical area of the world. India is the
seventh largest country of the world.
India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and the
total length of the coast line of the mainland including
Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep is 7,516.6 km.
India measures 3,214 km from north to south and 2,933
km from east to west.
India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere. The
mainland extends between latitudes 8°4′ N and 37°6′ N
and longitudes 68°7′ E and 97°25′ E.

The Tropic of Cancer (23°30′ N) divides the country into

almost two equal parts. To the southeast and southwest
of the mainland, lie the Andaman and Nicobar islands and
the Lakshadweep islands in the bay of Bengal and Arabian
Sea respectively.

Question 3.
Describe the geographical importance of India.
Answer:
(i) India is located more or less at the centre of four
continents—Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia. The Indian
Ocean connects India with other parts of the world
through sea routes.
(ii) India’s long coastline on the Indian Ocean is of great
importance. Such situation of India has contributed much
towards the control over the Indian ocean.

(iii) India enjoys a vast scope of oceanic trade and

commerce with other countries. Being bounded by the
Indian Ocean in the south, the country is able to use
ocean routes due to this opening in the seas.

(iv) The presence of the lofty Himalayas in the north

checks the inward flow of the south-west monsoon to
make rain. It is due to the Himalayas that we do not feel
the severity of the winter.

(v) The location of the Himalayas, the Indian desert and

the Indian Ocean offer India to build strong Indian Military
and Navy.

India-Size and Location Class 9 Extra Questions and

Answer Geography Chapter 1 Higher Order Thinking Skills
(HOTS) Quest

Question 1.
How does India occupy an important strategic position in
South Asia?
Answer:
(i) India occupies an important strategic position in South
Asia because the Indian Ocean allows routes to other
countries in Europe.

(ii) The oil rich countries of the Persian Gulf are in close
proximity and no other country has a long coastline along
the Indian Ocean.

(iii) India shares its land boundaries with Pakistan,

Afghanistan, China (Tibet), Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and
Myanmar. Our southern neighbours across the sea
consists of the two island countries Sri-Lanka and
Maldives.

(iv) India has had strong geographical and historical links

with her neighbours. If we look at the physical map of Asia
we will notice how India stands apart from he rest of Asia.

Question 2.
Which group of islands is located in the Arabian Sea? Give
two features of these islands.
Answer:
The Lakshadweep Islands group is located in the Arabian
Sea.
Two features of these Islands

The islands group lies close to the Malabar coast of

Kerala. They are composed of small coral islands. The
archipelago is a Union Territory and is governed by the
Union Government of India.
Kavarati serves as the capital of this Union Territory. This
island group has a great diversity of flora and fauna.
India-Size and Location Class 9 Extra Questions and
Answer Geography Chapter 1 Value-based Questions
(VBQs)

Question 1.
“India’s land routes have been important since ancient
times.” Support this statements with valid points.
Answer:
(i) India’s contacts with the world have continued through
the ages but her relationships through the land routes are
much older than her maritime contacts.

(ii) The various passes across the mountains in the north

have provided passages to the ancient travellers, while
the oceans restricted such interaction for a long time.
These routes have contributed in the exchange of ideas
and commodities since ancient times.

(iii) The ideas of the Upanishads and the Ramayana, the

stories of Panchtantra, the Indian numerals and the
decimal system thus could reach many parts of the world.

(iv) The spices, Muslin and other merchandise were taken

from India to different countries, on the other hand, the
influence of Greek sculpture, and the architectural styles
of dome and minarets from West Asia can be seen in
different parts of our country.

Question 2.
Which values are associated with India’s long coastline?
Answer:
(i) The total length of the coastline of the mainland
including two island groups namely Andaman and Nicobar
and Lakshadweep is 7,516.6 km.

(ii) It is the coastal region that provides India with a

number of sea-ports, minor as well as major, and
harbours to take on large scale sea-trade activities which
are cheapest means of transport and helped India carry
on its international trade.

(iii) The long coastline offers India a huge scope of power-

generation. It is possible for the country to install hydro
power plants in the sea and get energy needs for the
people of coastal areas of the country.