9 TH Geography Ch-1 Final Assignment

G D GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, MODEL TOWN
ASSIGNMENT / GEOGRAPHY / CH.1- INDIA: SIZE AND LOCATION

Define the following terms:
 Sub continent
 Peninsula
 Island
 Bay
 Strait
 Gulf
 Tropic of Cancer
 Latitude
 Longitude
 IST (Indian Standard Time)
Very Short Questions:
1. What is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India?

2. What is the North –South extent of India in kilometers?
3. What is the East – West extent of India in kilometers?
4. What is the total length of India’s land boundary? What is the length of India’s coast line?
5. Why India is called a peninsula?
6. Name the states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes in India.
7. Name the countries which are larger than India in terms of Area.
8. Name the Indian states forming land frontiers with – Pakistan, Bangladesh, China,
Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal
9. In which year did the Indira Point get submerged under sea water and why ?
10. What is the total area of Indian landmass? What percent of the total geographical area
of the world does it cover?
11. Name the imaginary line in Indian along which time is taken as standard time.
12. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
13. Which Indian state border three countries?
14. How many hours is the Indian standard time ahead of or behind Greenwich Mean Time?
15. Name the countries sharing land boundaries with India.
Long Questions:
1. When was Suez Canal opened? How has it benefited India?

2. Why India is called a subcontinent? Name the countries which form the Indian
subcontinent?
3. Why do we need a standard meridian for India? Explain.
4. What is the time lag between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat? How is a uniform time set
for the whole country?
5. Why the difference between duration of day and night is hardly felt at Kanyakumari but
not so in Kashmir?
6. “Indian Ocean is named after our country India.” Elaborate the statement.
7. Describe the maritime and land relations of India with outside world in ancient times.
8. Explain the importance of land passes for the growth and development of India.
9. “India has a long coastline which is advantageous.”Analyse the statement.
Map work:-
On the political map of India locate and label the following: (4 maps separately)
 the States (with their Capitals) and Union Territories of India.
 the major Water Bodies surrounding India.
 Neighboring Countries of India with their capitals
 The Standard Meridian of India
MCQ.’s
1. A narrow channel of sea which separates two land masses is known as:
(a) Mound
(b) Pass
(c) Strait
(d) Valley
2. China is the ....................... largest country in the world?

(a) Second
(b) Fourth
(c) Third
(d) Seventh
3. Which of the following is the southernmost latitude of the Indian mainland?

(a) 8o 4' North
(b) 8o 4' South
(c) 6o 4' South
(d) 6o 4' North
4. When was Indira-Point submerged under water?

(a) 2005
(b) 2004
(c) 2007
(d) 2002
5. From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh the time lag is?
(a) 2 hrs 35 min.
(b) 2 hrs 10 min.
(c) 2 hrs
(d) 2 hrs 15 min.
6. What is the North-South extent of India?

(a) 3214 kms
(b) 2933 kms
(c) 3241 kms
(d) 3213 kms
7. The land mass of India has an area of ................... Million square kms.
(a) 7.68
(b) 8.54
(c) 3.28
(d) 9.59
8. Which country shares land boundaries with India in the west?

(a) China
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Pakistan
9. What is IST?
(a) Indian Stretchable Time
(b) International Standard Time
(c) Indian Stabilized Time
(d) Indian Standard Time
10 Which is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

(a) Kavaratti
(b) Pondicherry
(c) Port Blair
(d) Diu and Daman
11. The east-west extent of India is

(a) 3000 kms
(b) 2933 kms
(c) 3010 kms
(d) 2910 kms
12. Tropic of Cancer does not pass through?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Orissa
(d) Tripura
13. Indian state with the longest coastline on the eastern coast:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Orissa
(d) Jharkhand
14. Latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is?

(a) 33o
(b) 35o
(c) 30o
(d) 32o
15. Suez Canal was opened in the year

(a) 1869
(b) 1969
(c) 1769
(d) 1896
Questions to be done in fair notebooks :
 Define the terms – peninsula, island, Tropic of Cancer, bay, strait, gulf
 Short Ques/Ans – 1,2,3,4
 Long Ques/Ans – all
 Map Work – all
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G D GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, MODEL TOWN

ASSIGNMENT / GEOGRAPHY / CH.1- INDIA: SIZE AND LOCATION

Very Short Questions:

1. What is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India?

1. When was Suez Canal opened? How has it benefited India?

2. China is the ....................... largest country in the world?

3. Which of the following is the southernmost latitude of the Indian mainland?

4. When was Indira-Point submerged under water?

6. What is the North-South extent of India?

8. Which country shares land boundaries with India in the west?

10 Which is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

11. The east-west extent of India is

14. Latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is?

15. Suez Canal was opened in the year

Questions to be done in fair notebooks :

 Short Ques/Ans – 1,2,3,4

 Long Ques/Ans – all

 Map Work – all

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