Class 9 Geography

India: Size and Location

NCERT Exercise Solution

Question 1: The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Orissa
  3. Chhattisgarh
  4. Tripura

    Answer: (b) Orissa

Question 2: The easternmost longitude of India is

  1. 97° 25' E
  2. 68° 7' E
  3. 77° 6' E
  4. 82° 32' E

    Answer: (a) 97° 25’ E

Question 3: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with

  1. China
  2. Bhutan
  3. Nepal
  4. Myanmar

    Answer: (c) Nepal

Question 4: If you intend to visit Kavarati during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to

  1. Puducherry
  2. Lakshadweep
  3. Andaman and Nicobar
  4. Diu and Daman

    Answer: (b) Lakshadweep

Question 5: My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.

  1. Bhutan
  2. Tajikistan
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Nepal

    Answer: (b) Tajikistan

Question 6: Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian sea.

Answer: Lakshadweep

Question 7: Name the countries which are larger than India.

Answer: Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil and Australia are larger than India.

Question 8: Which island group of India lies to its south-east?

Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Question 9: Which island countries are our southern neighbours?

Answer: Maldives and Sri Lanka

Question 10: 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?

Answer: The longitudinal gap between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat is about 30°. Due to this, there is time lag of about two hours between these states. Since Arunachal Pradesh is in the east hence the sun rises earlier here; compared to in Gujarat. 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.

Question 11: The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?

Answer: India is centrally located between the East and the West Asia. India is strategically located at the centre of the trans-Indian Ocean routes which connect the European countries in the west and the countries of East Asia. Thus, India could establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast. Moreover, it could establish close contact with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast. This shows the significance of India’s location in the Indian Ocean.