India: Location and Extent

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What is the location of India?

  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere (correct)

Which latitude range does India extend from?

  • 20° N to 40° N
  • 10° N to 45° N
  • 8° N to 37° N (correct)
  • 5° N to 35° N

Where does the Tropic of Cancer pass through in India?

  • Western border
  • Middle of the country (correct)
  • Southern border
  • Northern border

Which physiographic division is the Himalayan Mountains a part of?

<p>The Northern Mountains (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What river divides the peninsular plateau into the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau?

<p>Narmada River (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which range in the Himalayas is known as the Great Himalayas or Inner Himalayas?

<p>Himadri Range (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mountain range is steeper and higher as compared to the Eastern Ghats?

<p>Western Ghats (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these rivers does not contribute to the formation of the Northern Plains (Indo Gangetic Plain)?

<p>Yamuna River (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which range forms the southernmost range of the Himalayas?

<p>Shiwalik Range (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which coastal plain lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats?

<p>Western Coastal Plain (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which physiographic division of India is characterized by its location between the Western and Eastern Ghats?

<p>The coastal Plains (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What feature of the Himalayan range makes it stand out as compared to other mountain ranges in the world?

<p>Their status as the highest mountain range in the world (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the Standard Meridian of India, which passes through 82°30’E longitude?

<p>It determines the time zone for the entire country (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What physical feature divides the peninsular plateau into the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau?

<p>The Western Ghats (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the Northern Plains in India?

<p>They are the most populous region in the country. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which river system does not contribute to the formation of the Northern Plains (Indo Gangetic Plain)?

<p>The Narmada (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What geological feature divides the Peninsular Plateau into the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau?

<p>A fault line (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which range of mountains forms the southernmost part of the Himalayas?

<p>Shiwalik Range (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the location of the Western Ghats in India?

<p>Along the west coast (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which river delta is formed by the confluence of the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers?

<p>Ganga Brahmaputra Delta (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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