1st PUC Geography India One Mark Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n
Question 1.
\nState the geographical location of India. (T.B.Qn)
\nAnswer:
\nIndia extends between 8\u00b04\u2019 N to 37\u00b06\u2019 N Latitude and 68\u00b0 7\u2019 E to 97\u00b023 E longitude.<\/p>\n
Question 2.
\nName the southernmost and northernmost points of main land of India. (T.B.Qn)
\nAnswer:
\nThe northern tip of India is recognized as \u2018Indira Col\u2019 in Jammu & Kashmir while, the southern tip (main land) is \u2018Kanyakumari\u2019 or \u2018Cape Camorin\u2019 in Tamilnadu.<\/p>\n
Question 3.
\nIn which Island of India, is \u2018Indira Point\u2019 situated? (T.B.Qn)
\nAnswer:
\nIndira point located at Great Nicobar Island.<\/p>\n
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Question 4.
\nWhat is the total geographical area of India? (T.B.Qn)
\nAnswer:
\nTotal geographical area of India is 32, 87,263 Sq.km.<\/p>\n
Question 5.
\nMention the International boundary between India and China. (T.B.Qn)
\nAnswer:
\nMcMahon line is the international boundary between India and China.<\/p>\n
Question 6.
\nWhich water bodies separate India and Sri lanka?
\nAnswer:
\nPalk Strait and Gulf of Mannar<\/p>\n
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Question 7.
\nWhat percent of the world\u2019s land area is with India?
\nAnswer:
\nIt is 2.4% of the world area.<\/p>\n
Question 8.
\nWhat is the length of the land boundary of India?
\nAnswer:
\nAbout 15,200 kilometers.<\/p>\n
Question 9.
\nName the largest island and smallest island in India.
\nAnswer:
\nMiddle Andaman is the largest one and Lakshadweep islands are the smallest islands.<\/p>\n
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Question 10.
\nName the largest and smallest states in India.
\nAnswer:
\nRajasthan is the largest state in India and Goa is the smallest one.<\/p>\n
Question 11.
\nWhy Jabalpur is called as geographical centre of India?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Tropic of cancer and 80\u00b0 E longitude lines meets at Jabalpur of Madhya Pradesh. It is known as geographical centre of India.<\/p>\n
Question 12.
\nName the state of India which has longest coastal line.
\nAnswer:
\nGujarat state has longest coastal line in India.<\/p>\n
Question 13.
\nWhich line of longitude is called Indian Standard Time?
\nAnswer:
\n82\u00b030′ (82!\/2\u00b0) East longitude is called Indian Standard Time.<\/p>\n
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Question 14.
\nName the type of Climate prevails in India.
\nAnswer:
\nIndia has \u201cTropical Monsoon type\u201d of climate.<\/p>\n
Question 15.
\nName the continent where India is located.
\nAnswer:
\nAsia continent.<\/p>\n
Question 16.
\nMention the channel which separates Andaman and Nicobar islands.
\nAnswer:
\n10\u00b0 N channel separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands.<\/p>\n
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Question 17.
\nWhat is the total length of coastal line of India?
\nAnswer:
\nThe main land of the country has a coastline of 6100km. Including island the total length of the coastal of the country is about 7516.<\/p>\n
Question 18.
\nHow many states and Union Territories are there in India?
\nAnswer:
\nIndia is divided into twenty eight states and seven Union Territories. Among them Delhi is the National Capital Territory.<\/p>\n
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Question 19.
\nWhat is the percentage of India\u2019s population in the world?
\nAnswer:
\nThe percentage of India\u2019s population in the world is 7.4%.<\/p>\n
Question 20.
\nWhich latitude divides the Indian Sub-continent in two halves?
\nAnswer:
\nLatitude of 23 1\/2\u00b0 N divides the Indian Sub-continent.<\/p>\n
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1st PUC Geography India Two Marks Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n
Question 1.
\nWrite the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India. (T.B.Qn)
\nAnswer:
\nThe latitudinal extension is 8\u00b04\u2019 N to 37\u00b06\u2019 N and the longitudinal extent is 68\u00b0 7\u2019 E to 97\u00b023 E .The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is around 30\u00b0 The country stretches to 3214km from North to South and 2933 km from West to East.<\/p>\n
Question 2.
\nName the water bodies that surround India. (T.B.Qn)
\nAnswer:
\nIndia is a peninsula, located at the north tip of the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea in the west, Indian Ocean in the south and Bay of Bengal in the east.<\/p>\n
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Question 3.
\nWhich latitude and longitude passes in the centre of the Country? (T.B.Qn)
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n
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- The Tropic of Caner 23 1\/2\u00b0 N latitude passes through the middle of India and divides the country into almost two equal halves.<\/li>\n
- Indian Standard Time- 82 1\/2\u00b0 E longitude passes through the middle of India (through Allahabad) is recognized as standard longitude of the country two keep standard time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Question 4.
\nWhat is the growth rate of population and total population of India according to 2011 census? (T.B.Qn)
\nAnswer:
\nAccording to 2011 census the total population of the country was 121.6 croreor 1216 million or 1.21 billions, which accounts for about 17.45% ofthe total world\u2019s population.<\/p>\nQuestion 5.
\nName the international boundaries between India & Pakistan and India & Afghanistan. (T.B.Qn)
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n- \n
- The Radcliff line – India and Pakistan (2910km) by Sir Cyril Radcliff.<\/li>\n
- The Durand line – India and Afghanistan (80km) by Mortimer Durand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
Question 6.
\nWhy has India selected a Standard Meridian of India with an odd value of 82\u00b0 30\u2019 E?
\nAnswer:
\nOn the International basis the globe has been divided into 24 time zones (each of 15 longitudes). In every zone local time of the middle longitude (divided by 7\u00b0 30\u2019) is taken as standard time of the entire zone. Because 82 1\/2\u00b0 E is well divisible by 7\u00b0 30\u2019 A standard adopted by almost all the countries of the world while they selected a Standard meridian for their respective countries.<\/p>\nQuestion 7.
\nName the states through which Tropic of cancer passes.
\nAnswer:
\nThe tropic of Caner 23 1\/2\u00b0 N latitude passes through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram states.<\/p>\nQuestion 8.
\nIIow India is a peninsular country?
\nAnswer:
\nIndia is a peninsular country because it has water bodies on its three sides. The Indian Ocean lies in the South, Arabian Sea lies in the west and Bay of Bengal lies in the east.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nQuestion 9.
\nWhy is Indian sub-continent so called?
\nAnswer:<\/p>\n- \n
- India and the adjoining countries are considered to be a sub-continent as it is comprised of all the characteristics of a continent.<\/li>\n
- Indian sub-continent encompasses vast areas of diverse landmasses. Indian sub-continent is comprised of lofty mountains, fertile plains, desert and plateau.<\/li>\n
- There is also great vastness and diversities in terms of climate, natural vegetation, wildlife and other resources.<\/li>\n
- Also, the vivid characteristics of culture and tradition among the people make it a sub continent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Question 10.
\nState the Neighbouring countries of India.
\nAnswer:
\nPakistan and Afghanistan in the North-west, China, Nepal and Bhutan in the north, Myanmar in the East, Bangladesh in the North-East, Sri Lanka and Maldives are in the south oceanic zone.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n1st PUC Geography India Five Marks Questions and Answers<\/h3>\n
Question 1.
\nExplain the location, size and frontiers of India. (T.B.Qn)
\nAnswer:
\nLocation: The main land oflndia extends between 8\u00b04\u2019 N to 37\u00b06\u2019N latitude and 68\u00b0 7\u2019 Eto 97\u00b023 E longitude. The latitudinal and longitudinal extent oflndia is around 30\u00b0 The country stretches to 3214 km from North to South and 2933 km from West to East. The northern tip of India is recognized as \u2018Indira Col\u2019 in Jammu & Kashmir while, the southern tip (main land) is \u2018Kanyakumari\u2019 or \u2018Cape Camorin\u2019 in Tamilnadu. In the same way the western and eastern tips of the country are \u2018Rann of Kutch\u2019 in Gujarat and \u2018Luhit\u2019 in Arunachal Pradesh respectively.<\/p>\nThe territorial limit oflndia extends up to 6\u00b0 45\u2019 N latitude. \u2018Indira point\u2019 situated at this latitude in Great Nicobar Islands. As a peninsular country India has both land and water frontiers. The total length of land frontier of the country is 15,200 km. The mainland of the country has a coast line of 6,100km including the islands. The total length of the coast line of the country is about 7516km. The territorial water extends into the sea to a distance of 12 nautical miles (22.2km) from the coastal baseline.<\/p>\n
India is a peninsula, located at the north tip of the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea in the west, Indian Ocean in the south and Bay of Bengal in the east and covered by land in the north – China, Nepal, Bhutan etc.<\/p>\n
The Tropic of Caner 23 1\/2\u00b0 N latitude passes through the middle of lndia and divides the country into almost two equal halves. Indian Standard Time – 82 1\/2\u00b0 E longitude passes through the middle of India (through Allahabad) is recognized as standard longitude of the country two keep standard time.<\/p>\n
Size: India is the 7th largest country in the world next to Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil and Australia. It has a total geographical area of 32, 87,263 sq.km. This constitutes about 2.4% of the total land area of the Earth. India is the second most populous country in the world next to China. According to 2011 census the total population of the country was 121.6 crore which accounts for about 17.45% of the total world\u2019s population. India has 28 states, 6 union territories and one national capital region (New Delhi).<\/p>\n
Frontiers: India has 15,200km long land frontier extending from west to east running from Gujarat in the west to West Bengal in the east. The Himalayas for a natural boundary in the north, between India and China. Similarly, Thar Desert in the west & northwest and eastern hills acts as boundary between India & Pakistan and India & Myanmar respectively. India share land frontier with seven countries, they are Pakistan and Afghanistan to the northwest, China, Nepal and Bhutan to the north and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the-East.<\/p>\n
The important international boundary lines demarcated between India and neighbouring countries are:<\/p>\n
The Durand line- India and Afghanistan (80Km) by Mortimer Durand The Me Mahon line- India and China (PRC) (3488Km) by Henry Me Mahon.
\nThe Radcliff line – India and Pakistan (2910km) by Sir Cyril Radcliff.
\nIndia and Bangladesh (4097km).
\nSri Lanka, an island country, situated to the southeast, is separated by Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Karnataka 1st PUC Geography Question Bank Chapter 8 India You can Download Chapter 8 India Questions and Answers, Notes, 1st PUC Geography Question Bank with Answers\u00a0Karnataka State Board Solutions help you to revise complete Syllabus and score more marks in your examinations. 1st PUC Geography India One Mark Questions and Answers Question 1. State the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kseebsolutions.guru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8693"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kseebsolutions.guru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kseebsolutions.guru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kseebsolutions.guru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kseebsolutions.guru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kseebsolutions.guru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kseebsolutions.guru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kseebsolutions.guru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kseebsolutions.guru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}