Area-wise which is the smallest and which is the largest state? - Contemporary India

Why 82^{\circ}30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India?

The number of Union Territories along the western and eastern coasts.

The states which do not have an international border or lie on the coast.

Classify the states into four groups each having common frontiers with
(i) Pakistan, (ii) China, (iii) Myanmar, and
(iv) Bangladesh.

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(i) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Rajasthan       (c) Chhattisgarh
(b) Odisha         (d) Tripura

(ii) The easternmost longitude of India is
(a) 97° 25' E        (c) 77° 6' E
(b) 68° 7' E        (d) 82° 32' E

(iii) Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with
(a) China         (c) Nepal
(b) Bhutan         (d) Myanmar

(iv) If you intend to visit Kavarati during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to
(a) Puducherry      (c) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Lakshadweep      (d) Daman and Diu

(v) My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.
(a) Bhutan        (c) Bangladesh
(b) Tajikistan        (d) Nepal

Answer the following questions briefly.
(i) Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea.
(ii) Name the countries which are larger than India.
(iii) Which island group of India lies to its south-east?
(iv) Which island countries are our southern neighbours?

The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but the watches show the same time. How does this happen?

MAP SKILLS

Identify the following with the help of map reading.
(i) The island groups of India lying in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
(ii) The countries constituting Indian subcontinent.
(iii) The States through which the Tropic of Cancer passes.
(iv) The northernmost latitude in degrees.
(v) The southernmost latitude of the Indian mainland in degrees.
(vi) The eastern and the western-most longitude in degrees.
(vii) The place situated on the three seas.
(viii) The strait separating Sri Lanka from India.
(ix) The Union Territories of India.