NCERT Extra Questions Geography Chapter 1 India Size and Location Short and Broad Type (Long). Here we have provided Class IX Geography Chapter 1 Very Short Type Questions i.e. 01 Mark; Short Type Questions (02 Mark) and Answers. And Long Type Questions.
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MCQ Extra Question & Answer
1.) Place of India according to population is—
(a) First
(b) second
(c) third
(d) fourth.
Ans:- (b) Second.
Very Short Type Questions and Answers:
(1 x 1 = 1 Mark each)
Q1. In which hemisphere India lie?
Ans: northern hemisphere
Q2. _________ divides a country into two equal parts.
Ans: tropic of Cancer
Q3. What is the southernmost point of India?
And: Indira point
Q4. What is the total land mass of India?
And: 3.28 million square kilometre
Q4. How much of the total geographical area does India occupy?
And: 2.4%
Q5. In respect of size in which position India stands?
And: seventh
Q6. What is the size of land boundary of India?
Ans:15200 km
Q7. what is the length of coastline of the mainland including Andaman and nicobar and lakshadweep?
And: 7516.6km
Q8. In north west India is bounded by________mountains
And: young fold mountains
Q9. South of about _______ ° North latitude it begins to taper.
And:22°
Q10. The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland is about_____°
And: 30°
Q11. How much time lag is there between Gujarat and arunachal Pradesh?
Ans: 2 hours
Q12. What is the standard meridian of India? Through which city it passes?
Ans: 82°30’E, it passes through mirzapur in uttar Pradesh
Q13. The _______ landmass has a Central location between the east and the West Asia
And: Indian
Q14. India is a _______ extension of the Asian continent
And: Southward
Q15. what connects the countries of Europe in the west and the countries of East Asia?
And: the trans Indian ocean routes
Q16. Which country has the longest coastline on the Indian ocean?
India
Q17. Which is the largest country of the world?
And: Russia
Q18. Which merchandised were taken from India to different countries?
Ans: spices Muslin silk indigo and other products
Q19. How many states and union territories India has?
And: 28 states and 9 union territories
Q20. Which is the largest state area wise?
And: Rajasthan
Q21. Which is the smallest state area wise?
Ans: Goa
Q22. How many types of states were there before 1947?
Ans: provinces and princely states.
Q23. Who ruled the provinces?
And: the British officials, Who was appointed by the viceroy
Q24. Who ruled over the princely states?
And: the princely states were ruled by local hereditary rulers.
Q25. By which strait India and Sri Lanka are divided?
And: Palk strait
Q26. Maldives are situated to the______ of the lakshadweep islands
And: south.
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Short Type Questions and Answers:
02 x 1 = 02 Mark each)
What is the extension of Indian mainland?
Ans: the main land extends between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E.
What is the southernmost point of the Indian Union and how did it disappear?
Ans: the southern most point of the Indian union is the Indira point. It submerged under the sea water in 2004 during the tsunami.
Write about the boundaries of India?
And: India has a land boundary of about 15200 km and the total length of the coastline of the mainland including Andaman and nicobar and lakshadweep is 7516.6 km.
What is the positive of Suez canal for India?
Ans: since the opening of the Suez canal in 1869 India’s distance from Europe has been reduced by 7000 kilometre
How did the ideas of the upanishad the ramayana the story of panchatantra could reach many parts of the world?
And: through the trade routes.
Which are the states that do not have an international border or lie on the coast?
Ans: Haryana Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Which states of India share boundary with Pakistan?
And: Jammu and Kashmir Punjab Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Which States share boundary with Bangladesh?
Ans: Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya and West Bengal.
Which states of India share boundary with China?
Ans: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and the union territory of Ladakh.
Which Indian states share boundary with Nepal?
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim
Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
Answer: Gujarat has the longest coastline in India
What were the differences between the provinces and the princely states before independence?
Answer: the provinces Goa ruled directly by British officials, appointed by the viceroy and the princely states were ruled by the local hereditary rulers who acknowledged sovereignty in return for local autonomy.
With which two to island countries India share international boundary?
Answer: Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Long Type Questions Worksheet:
1) Write about the Indian islands. Which of them lie in the Bay of Bengal? Which of them lying in the Arabian Sea? In which island of India we we may see a coral reef?
2) Why strategic early India’s position was so important in the past?
3) Describe about the neighbourhood of India.
4) What is school bhuvan? Elaborate.
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