Class 9 Social Science: India Size and Location Worksheet (with Answers)
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- 1. India lies in the ___ Hemispheres.
- (a) Southern and Western
- (b) Northern and Western
- (c) Northern and Eastern
- (d) Southern and Eastern
- 2. The line passing through the middle of India is the:
- (a) Equator
- (b) Tropic of Capricorn
- (c) Arctic Circle
- (d) Tropic of Cancer
- 3. India's Standard Meridian is:
- (a) 82°30'E
- (b) 68°E
- (c) 97°E
- (d) 0°
- 4. By area, India is the ___ largest country.
- (a) second
- (b) seventh
- (c) fifth
- (d) tenth
- 5. Which line divides India into nearly two halves?
- 6. What is India's Standard Meridian?
- 7. Describe the location, size and extent of India.
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- 1. (c) Northern and Eastern — India lies in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.
- 2. (d) Tropic of Cancer — The Tropic of Cancer passes through India.
- 3. (a) 82°30'E — It is 82°30'E.
- 4. (b) seventh — India is the seventh largest country.
- 5. The Tropic of Cancer.
- 6. 82°30'E longitude.
- 7. India is located entirely in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres. Its mainland stretches roughly from 8°N to 37°N latitude and from 68°E to 97°E longitude, and the Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of the country, dividing it into nearly equal northern and southern parts. In terms of size, India is the seventh largest country in the world, covering a land area of about 3.28 million square kilometres, with the distances from north to south and east to west being roughly similar. India has a long coastline along the south and a large land frontier in the north, north-west and east. This considerable size and central position in South Asia make India an important and influential country.
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