Question

Which one of the following longitudes is the standard meridian for India?
(a) 69°30'E
(b) 82°30'E
(c) 75°30'E
(d) 90°30'E
NCERT Solutions for Class 11th Geography India Physical Environment Chapter 1 Exercise 1(iv)

Answer 1

Ans. - (b)  82°30'E  
82°30'E is the standard meridian of India as it's India's central longitude. 

Answer 2

Answer: correct option is (c) 82°E

Explanation:

The latitude and longitude of a particular place will help you find out the exact location of that place on Earth. The latitude and longitude of India are$20'$ N and $77'$ E.

India is the second most populous country. Surrounded by Bangladesh, Burma, Bhutan, China, Nepal, and Pakistan, India has an area of ​​$3,287,590 km2$.

Bordered by the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean, it also has a coastline of more than $7,000$ km. It has $28$ states and $8$ union territories.

As the 7th largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia and is characterized by mountains and seas that give the country a distinct geographical entity.

Bordered by the Great Himalayas in the north, it stretches south and narrows to the Indian Ocean at the Tropic of Cancer between the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Arabian Sea in the west.

As far as the longitudes in the standard meridian of India are concerned it is approximately 82°E

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