NCERT Solution For Class 9 Geography Chapter 1

(INDIA – Size and Location)

1.Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

• The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Orissa

(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) Tripura

Ans: (c) Orissa

NCERT Solution For Class 9 Geography Chapter 1

• The easternmost longitude of India is

(a) 97° 25′ E 

(b) 68° 7′ E 

(c) 77° 6′ E 

(d) 82° 32′ E

Ans: (a) 97°25′

 

•  Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with

(a) China

(b) Bhutan

(c) Nepal

(d) Myanmar

Ans: (c) Nepal

NCERT Solution For Class 9 Geography Chapter 1

• If you intend to visit Kavaratti during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to:

(a) Puducherry

(b) Lakshadweep

(c) Andaman and Nicobar

(d) Diu and Daman

Ans: (c) Lakshadweep

NCERT Solution For Class 9 Geography Chapter 1

• My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.

(a) Bhutan

(b) Tajikistan

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Nepal

Ans: (b) Tajikistan

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2.Answer the following questions briefly.

• Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian sea.

Ans: Lakshadweep

• Name the countries which are larger than India.

Ans: Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil and Australia

•  Which island group of India lies to its south-east?

Ans:  Andaman and Nicobar Islands

• Which island countries are our southern neighbours?

Ans: Maldives and Sri Lanka

NCERT Solution For Class 9 Geography Chapter 1

3.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?

Ans: The distance between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh is roughly 30 degrees. There is a two-hour difference between sunrise and sunset because 15 degrees of longitudinal extent is roughly equivalent to one hour of time. However, they display the same time because India uses 82.5 degrees longitude as its standard time meridian.

NCERT Solution For Class 9 Geography Chapter 1

4.The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?

Ans: India’s strategic location at the head of the Indian Ocean is valued highly for the following reasons:
Because of its strategic location, India has access to countries in Africa and Southeast Asia.
As a result, India enjoys positive trade relations with countries in Southeast Asia, the Gulf, and even Africa.

The existence of the Indian Ocean contributes to India’s monsoons as well.

NCERT Solution For Class 9 Geography Chapter 1

5.Identify the following with the help of map reading.

• The Island groups of India lying in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.

Ans: Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

• The countries constituting Indian Subcontinent.

Ans: Countries in the Indian Subcontinent are India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Pakistan.

•  The states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes.

Ans: The Tropic of Cancer passes through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.

• The northernmost latitude in degrees.

Ans: 37°6′ N

• The southernmost latitude of the Indian mainland in degrees.

Ans: 8°4′ N

• The eastern and the western most longitude in degrees.

Ans:  Western longitude is 68°7′ E and the Eastern longitude is 97°25′ E

• The place situated on the three seas.

Ans: Kanyakumari

• The strait separating Sri Lanka from India.

Ans: Palk Strait

• The Union Territories of India.

Ans: Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Chandigarh; Dadra & Nagar Haveli; Daman & Diu; Delhi; Lakshadweep; Puducherry; Ladakh; Jammu & Kashmir…

NCERT Solution For Class 9 Geography Chapter 1