Easy
India is one of the _____________ civilisations in the world
Ancient
India's total area accounts for how much of the world's total geographical area?
2.4%
What lies to the southeast and southwest of the mainland of India?
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie in the southeast, and the Lakshadweep Islands are in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea in the southwest.
How many states and union territories does India have?
28 states and 8 union territories
The landmass of India has a total area of ________ square kilometers.
3.28 million
What was the importance of the relationships of land routes through India?
The various passes across the mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travellers, while the oceans restricted such interaction for a long time. These routes have contributed to the exchange of ideas and commodities since ancient times. The ideas of the Upanishads and the Ramayana, the stories of Panchtantra. The Indian numerals and the decimal system thus could reach many parts of the world. The spices, muslin, and other merchandise were taken from India to different countries.
Which hemisphere is India located in?
Northern Hemisphere
How many countries does India share its land boundary with?
Seven countries
Why has 82°30'E been selected as the Standard Meridian of India?
From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of 2 hours. The longitude of 82°30′ E, which passes through Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, was selected as the standard meridian of India because it is in the middle of the eastern and western longitudinal extremities of the country, resulting in uniform time across India.
What divides the country into almost two equal parts?
Tropic of Cancer
When was the Suez Canal opened, and how much distance from India to Europe has been reduced
It opened in 1869 and the distance has been reduced by 7000 km
Name all 28 states. (Less than 10 - 200, 14- 400, Less than 23 - 600
1.Andhra Pradesh 2.Arunachal Pradesh 3. Assam 4. Bihar 5.Chhattisgarh 6.Goa 7.Gujarat 8. Haryana 9. Himachal Pradesh 10.Jharkhand 11.Karnataka 12.Kerala 13.Madhya Pradesh 14.Maharashtra 15.Manipur 16.Meghalaya 17.Mizoram 18.Nagaland 19.Odisha 20.Punjab 21.Rajasthan 22.Sikkim 23.Tamil Nadu 24.Telangana 25.Tripura 26.Uttarakhand 27.Uttar Pradesh 28.West Bengal
India is the _______ largest country in the world.
Seventh
The mainland of India extends between
a)latitudes
b)longitudes
a) 8° 4'N and 37° 6'N
b) 68° 7'E and 97° 25'E
How is India connected to the world?
The Indian landmass has a central location between East and West Asia. India is a southward extension of the Asian continent. The trans Indian Ocean routes, which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia, provide a strategic central location to India. Note that the Deccan Peninsula protrudes into the Indian Ocean, thus helping India establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast and Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast. No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India does, and indeed, it is India's eminent position in the Indian Ocean. Which justifies the naming of an Ocean after it.