(C)
(0) Daman and Diu
10. My friend hails from a country which is not a part of the Asian continent :
(a) Bhutan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Pakistan
(d) Brazil
BOARD QUESTIONS
J. What is Standard Meridian of India ? Why it has been so selected ?
[CBSE 2010, 2012
2. In what way the central location of India in the Indian Ocean has been to its advantages? CBSE 2012]
3. What is the longitudinal and latitudinal extension of India ? What is its importance ? Give two points ?
[CBSE 2013
4. Why is India said to enjoy a strategic position with reference to the international trade route ?
(CBSE 2010, 2012)
5. Explain why Ahmedabad and Kolkata are able to see the noon sun exactly overhead in a year but not Delhi.
(CBSE 2010]
6. "When the sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh, it is still night in Gujarat". Why? Give any three reasons.
[CBSE 2013]
7. How have the mountain passes been helpful to India since historic times ? Explain. (CBSE 2012]
8. "India has a long coastline which is advantageous". Explain.
[CBSE 2011]
9. Describe India's location with reference to her neighbours.
[CBSE 2013]
GEOGRAPHY
25G
Sc. - 9
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Answer:
1. Brazil
2.Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh)
3.
1)Indian landmass as a central location between East and West Asia.
2)no other country has a long coastline than India has.
3)Deccan peninsula protrudes into the Indian ocean thus helping India to establish contacts with East and West Asia.
4.The reasons why India enjoys a strategic position concerning International Trade Route: India is centrally located between East and West Asia. ... Secondly, there is a trans-Indian Ocean route that helps India to connect with the countries of Europe in the West and countries in East Asia.
5.Ahmadabad and Kolkata lie within the tropical zone and Delhi slightly above the Tropic of Cancer. The two former cities get the overhead sun twice a year This happens once when the suns direct rays shifts from the equator to the Tropic and secondly when it moves away from the Tropic to the Equator.
6.The earth rotates from west to east this is why the sun rises earlier in Arunachal Pradesh than in Gujarat. There is 2 hours difference between the meridians of A.P and Gujarat. This causes a time lag of 2 hours. So, it is still night in Gujarat when day in A.P.
7.Passes across the mountains in the north have provided passages to the ancient travellers. (i) These routes have contributed to the exchange of idea and commodities. (ii) The idea of Upanishads and Ramayana, the stories of Panchatantra, Indian numerals and the decimal system could reach other parts of the world.
8.India's central location at the head of the Indian Ocean and its long coastline has much helped in its interaction through the sea. The sea routes passing through the Indian Ocean provides easy connectivity to India with the West and the East.
9.India shares its land boundaries with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the North-West. Sri Lanka is situated near the Southern tip of India. It is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. ... China, Nepal and Bhutan are India's neighbours in the North