Aryan Coaching Classes

● Chapter 1: - India–Size and Location (Worksheet-1)

A. Assertion and Reason type questions: -
Q.1. Assertion (A): India Shares its land boundaries with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the
northwest.
Reason (R): China, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan in the South and Myanmar and Bangladesh in
the West.
Q.2. Assertion (A): India lies entirely in the Northern hemisphere.
Reason (R): The Tropic of Cancer (23030’N) divides the Country into almost two equal
parts.
Q.3. Assertion (A): From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of one hour.
Reason (R): Hence, time along the Standard Meridian of India (82030’E) passing through
Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh) is taken as the Standard time for the Whole Country.

Q.4. Assertion (A): The land mass of India has an area of 3.28 million square km.
Reason (R): India’s total area accounts for about 2.4 percent of the total geographical area
of the world.

B. Answer the following questions: -

1. What is the longitudinal extent of India? Mention the degree of longitude for the
Standard Meridian. State the importance of Standard Meridian.
2. What is the latitudinal extent of India? How is the latitudinal spread in India
advantageous to her? State two points.
3. Why is the difference between the durations of day and night hardly felt at
Kanyakumari but not so in Kashmir?

4. How did India’s contact with the rest of the world contribute to the exchange of ideas
and commodities?

5. How is India’s geographical location favorable for international trade?