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Very Short Answer Questions (One word or one sentence, earryingi mario
1. Give the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India
2. Write the length of the land frontier and coastline of India
3. What is the total area of India?
4. Write the north-south and east-west length of India in kilometres
5. Name the states through which the Tropie of Cancer passes
6. Name the water bodies which separate India and Sri Lanka
Short Answer Questions About 60-80 words, carrying 3 marks)
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1. How is the Standard Meridian of India calculated?
2. How did India enjoy a pre-eminent position in the world in ancient times?
3. How does the latitudinal extent affect the duration of day and night of a place?
4. How has India's central and strategic location helped in establishing close contact with West
Asia and other countries?
Value Based Questions (Carrying 3-5 marks)
1. Explain why the central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of creat
significance
2. Highlight the values of India's contacts with the outside world in ancient and medieval times
3. How have the geographical features of India helped in fostering unity and homogenity in the
Indian society?
7. Long Answer Questions (About 100-120 words, carrying 5 marks each)
1. The latitudinal and longitudinal extents of India are the same, but there is a difference in length
in kilometre. Explain.
the duration of day and night is hardly felt at Kannyakumari but not
9 hours from
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Answer 1

I1.Latitudes - 8°4'E and 37°6'E

Longitudes - 68°7'N and 97°25'N

2.India's land boundary is 15,200km and the total coastline of mainland is 7,516.6km.

3.Total area of India is 3.28 million square km.

4.The length of East-West is 2933km and Nouth-South is 3214km.

5.Topic of cancer passes through Gujarat,MP,Chhattishgarh,Jharkhand,WestBengal,Tripura,and Mizopur.

6.Sri lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palm Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.

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