India - Size and Location Class 9 Important Assignment Questions
India - Size and Location
Important Assignment Questions
Short Answer Type questions
Q. 1. In which Hemisphere India is located?
Ans. India is Located in the Northern Hemisphere.
Q. 2. Name the states through which the Tropic of cancer passes.
Ans. Gujarat, Madhyapradesh, chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, west Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
Q. 3. What is the standard meridian of India?
Ans. The standard meridian of India is 82° 30'E.
Q. 4. Which Tropic divides India into almost two equal parts?
Ans . The Tropic of Cancer ( 23° 30' N) divides India into almost two equal parts.
Q. 5. Name the Union territories of India?
Ans. 1. Delhi
2. Daman and Diu
3. Dadar and Nagar Haveli
4. Puducheri
5. Chandigarh
6. Lakshadweep
7. Anadamaan & Nicobar
8. Jammu & Kashmir
9. Ladakh
Q. 6. Name the states of India sharing border with Pakistan.
Ans. Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir (UT).
Q. 7. Which two Island countries are India's neighbours?
Ans. Sri Lanka and Maldives two island countries are India's neighbours.
Q. 8. What is total length and width of India?
Ans. Total length of India is 3,214 kms and width is 2,933 kms.
Q. 9. Which ideas from India could reach the world?
Ans. The ideas of the Upanishads and Ramayana, the stories of Panchtantra, the Indian numerals and the decimal system could reach many part of the world.
Q. 10. Do you justify Indian Ocean's name after India?
Ans. Yes, as no other country has a longer 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.
Short Answer Type Questions
Q. 1. The Sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the West but the watches show the same time. How does this happen?
Ans. i) There is a longitudinal gap between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat which is about 30°. Because of which there is a time lag of about 2 hours between the states.
ii) As Arunachal Pradesh is in the East therefore the sun rises early their compare to Gujarat.
iii) The Indian Standard Time is taken from the time of standard Meridian of India and hence, the watches show the same time in both the states.
Q. 2. What are India's unique locational features?
Ans.
i) India lies completely on the North of the equator. So it is situated in the Northern Hemisphere.
ii) The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of India. While its southern part ( i.e. the peninsular India) falls in the tropical zone, the northern half lies in the subtropical zone or warm temperate zone.
iii) India is also situated to the east of the prime Meridian. It lies not only in the Eastern Hemisphere but also has central position in it.
iv) India occupies the South - central peninsula of the world's largest and the most popular continent, Asia.
v) It also lies at the head of the Indian Ocean. It has the longest coastline on this ocean.
Q. 3. What is the total area of India? Mention the Latitudinal and longitudinal extent?
Ans. India occupies a total area of 3.28 million sq. Km
i) The latitudinal extent : 8° 4' N to 37° 6' N.
ii) The longitudinal extent is 68° 7' E to 97° 25' E.
Q. 4. Why is the difference between the duration of day and night hardly felt at Kanyakumari but not so in kashmir?
Ans. i) The circle of illumination divides the Equator into two equal parts. The days and nights are therefore of the same duration at the equator .
ii) As the Kanyakumari is quite near the equator, the Day-night difference is hardly one hour there.
iii) But as we move away from the equator towards the poles, the variations in the duration of day and night becomes greater.
It is because of the unequal division of the parallels of latitude by the circle of illumination.
iv) Kashmir is over 30° away from the equator and so the difference in duration of day and night is over four hours there.
Q. 5. What is meant by Indian standard time? Why do we need a standard meridian in India?
Ans. Indian standard time is the uniform time calculated by the standard Meridian of India. It is called as IST.
i) India is a large county , almost 30 degrees are passing from westernmost state to easternmost state Arunachal Pradesh.
ii) Due to that , here is a difference of two zones.
iii) To avoid confusion or chaos for having different timing in different States of India, one standard meridian is taken to have a uniform time for the entire country.
iv) Therefore, at 82°30' has been taken as standard meridian of India which is almost passing from centre of India.
Long Answer Type Questions
Q. 1. Throw more light On India occupying an important and strategic position in South Asia.
Ans.
i) India has 28 states and 9 Union territories ( as per 2020 report)
ii) India shares its land boundaries with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the North-west , China ( Tibet) , Nepal and Bhutan in the North and Myanmar and Bangladesh in the east.
iii) Our southern neighbours across the sea consist of the two island countries namely SRi Lanka and Maldives.
iv) Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Manner while Maldives Islands are situated to the South of the Lakshadweep Islands.
India has had strong geographical and historical links with her neighbours.
Q. 2. Why 82° 30' has been taken as the standard meridian of India?
Ans. 82°30' E meridian has been selected as standard meridian of India for the following reasons;
i) This is general understanding among the countries of the world to select a Standard Meridian in multiple of 7°30' east and west of prime meridian. It is equal to half an hour.
ii) A country's standard time is derived from such a central meridian. The minimum difference of time between two consecutive standard meridian should be half an hour.
iii) From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of two hours. Hence, time along the standard meridian of India ( 82°30'E) passing through Mirzapur ( UP) is taken as the standard time for the whole country.
Q. 3. Classify the states into five groups each having common frontiers with Pakistan, China, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Ans. i) Pakistan : Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
ii) China : Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
iii) Myanmar : Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram.
iv) Bangladesh : Bihar, west Bengal, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura.
v) Nepal : Uttarakhand, U. P, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim.