Q1) what is the total length of the coastline of Indian mainland?
Q2) Name the two Island groups of India?
Q3) Describe the location of India?
Q4) why has Meghalaya been named as such ?
Answers
1:-The total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman & Nicobar Islands is 7,516.6 km.
2:-india has two main important groups of islands-the Lakshadweep islands and the Andaman and Nicobar islands. While the Lakshadweep islands are located in the Arabian Sea, the Andaman and Nicobar islands lie in the Bay of Bengal
3:-Area of India as per length and breadth
India is a country of vast geographical expanse and is bounded by the lofty Himalayas, Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. India occupies an area of about 3.28 million sq. km. The north-south extent from Kashmir to Kanyakumari is about 3,214 km.
4:-Meghalaya received this name as this state receives heavy rainfall. The word Meghalaya means 'bunch of clouds'. When we break the word in two separate words according to the Hindi language, we find that 'Megh' which means clouds and 'Alaya' 'which means Group or bunch'.
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Q1) what is the total length of the coastline of Indian mainland?
Q2) Name the two Island groups of India?
Q3) Describe the location of India?
Q4) why has Meghalaya been named as such