CLASS IX

SOCIAL SCIENCE WORKSHEET

CHAPTER-1 INDIA LAND AND SIZE
Date- 30/03/23 submission date- 1/04/23
1. What is the duration of the time lag between Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh?
A. 2 hours B. 2 minutes C. 1 hour D. 30 minutes

2. What separates Sri Lanka and India?

A. Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar B. Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean
C. Both A and B D. None of these

3. How has the opening of the Suez Canal helped India?

A. It is a tourist attraction spot and so, the tourism industry of India has flourished.
B. The distance between India and Europe has been reduced by 7000 km.
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

4. What is the area of the landmass of India?

A. 3.26 million square km B. 3.12 million square km
C. 3.15 million square km D. 3.28 million square km

5. India’s total area is approximately _________ percent of the total geographical area of the
world.
A. 1.28 B. 2.4 C. 2.8 D. 3

6. This tsunami is the reason why Indira Point got submerged under the seawater. In which
year did this tsunami come?
A. 2004 B. 2006 C. 2002 D. 2000

7. What is the approximate length of India’s land boundary?

A. 15,000 km B. 12,500 km C. 15,200 km v D. 10,000 km

8. What is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland?

A. 20⁰ B. 10⁰ C. 15⁰ D. 30⁰

9. What is the total length of the coastline?

A. 5,503.6 km B. 2,999.98 km C. 7,516.6 km D. 5,258.73 km

10. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which of the following states?
A. Chhattisgarh B. Tripura C. Madhya Pradesh D. Maharashtra

2. Fill in the blanks.

i. The ‘Indira Point’ got submerged under the sea water in __________ during the Tsunami.
ii. _____________ is the southern-most latitude of India.
iii. The main land of India extends between latitudes __________ and__________longitudes

_____________ and ____________.

iv. To the southeast and southwest of the mainland, lie the _________________and the

__________________, _________________ in Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea respectively.

v. The ______________________ divides the country into almost two equals parts.

vi. India is the ______________ largest country of the world.

3. Answer the following questions.

(i) Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea.

Ans.________________________________________________________________________

(ii) Name the countries which are larger than India.

Ans.
___________________________________________________________________________

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(iii) Which island group of India lies to its south-east?

Ans. _______________________________________________________________________

(iv) Which countries are our northern neighbours of India?

Ans. _______________________________________________________________________

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(V) Why Indian Ocean named after India?

STUDENT NAME- ______________________________

BATCH - _____________________________
PARENT SIGNATURE- _______________________