CBSE Class 9 - Geography - CH1 - INDIA – SIZE AND LOCATION NCERT Chapter Solutions and Q & A asked in examinations. | India by INSAT (source: India Meteorological Department) | Q1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through (a) Rajasthan (b) Orissa (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Tripura Answer: Orissa (ii) The easternmost longitude of India is (a) 97° 25’ E (b) 68° 7’ E (c) 77° 6’ E (d) 82° 32’ E Answer: (a)
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at do you understand by the Standard Meridian? Answer Standard Meridian is the longitude on the basis of which a country’s standard time is determined. Standard meridians all over the world are generally those longitudes which are exactly divisible by 15°. The Standard Meridian of India lies at 82° 30′ E longitude and it passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh. The Indian Standard Time is five hours and thirty minutes ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time. Q4) Why is Indian Ocean named after India
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1. The creator of Sherlock Holmes’ was- (a) Shakespeare (b) Dr. Watson (c) Ian Fleming (d) Arthur Conan Doyle Answer : (d) 2. Which of the following is not written by Munshi Premchand ? (a) Gaban (b) Godan (c) Mansarovar (d) Guide Answer : (c) 3. The Parliament of Afghanistan is- (a) Senate (b) Majlis (c) Shora (d) National Assembly Answer : (c) 4. Amnesty International has its headquarters at- (a) New York (b) London (NDA (c) Washington (d) Berlin Answer :(b)
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Tamilnadu. Rameswaram has an average altitude of 10 metres (32 feet). The island is about 61.8 square kilometres area and has the shape of a conch. The area has mostly sandy soil due to the presence of sea and it has many islands surrounding it‚ the Palk Strait in the North West and Gulf of Mannar in the south East. 4. TRANSPORTATION Rameshwaram is an island which is nearby the Indian mainland is connected by the Pamban bridge. Rameshwaram is well connected by road‚ rail and air. 4.1 BY AIR Madurai
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Today’s arrival in Sri Lanka of the Geneva-based UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) bears testimony to the stark reality that the modern world is framed in such a way that countries that dare stand up to the economically and militarily more powerful Western nations‚ especially the US‚ are condemned to be scrutinised down to every minute detail by the so-called ‘international community’. The United Nations is where it is done. Sri Lanka has fallen into this category. In the 1980s and
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INDIA – SIZE AND LOCATION 1 I ndia is one of the ancient civilisations in the world. It has achieved multi-faceted socioeconomic progress during the last five decades. It has moved forward displaying remarkable progress in the field of agriculture‚ industry‚ technology and overall economic development. India has also contributed significantly to the making of world history. The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30’N) divides the country into almost two equal parts. To the southeast and southwest of the
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India and china......japan..us The first stage involved agreeing on “political parameters and guiding principles‚” and was concluded in 2005‚ two years after the current Special Representatives mechanism was introduced. The boundary talks are currently in the second of a three-stage process. The current stage — seen as the most difficult — involves agreeing on a framework to settle the dispute in western‚ middle and eastern sections of the disputed border. the two sides have done a lot of work
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05:30 3.3 Million sq. km Afghanistan and Pakistan to the north-west; China‚ Bhutan and Nepal to the north; Myanmar to the east; and Bangladesh to the east of West Bengal. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea‚ formed by Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. 7‚516.6 km encompassing the mainland‚ Lakshadweep Islands‚ and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Climate The climate of India can broadly be classified as a tropical monsoon one. But‚ in spite of much of the northern
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mangroves forman ‘Mangroves for Mankind’ [The December 2004 Tsunami had established that coastal bio-shields such as mangroves and shelterbelt plantations offer best protection against natural calamities like cyclones and tsunami. Tamil Nadu reported more than 1500 deaths but surprisingly‚ human casualty and damage was minimal in and around Pichavaram and Muthupet mangroves. Following this‚ Government of India had funded massive mangrove afforestation in Tamil Nadu. Muthupet has been
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in a town called St. Mary Mead’s in an old couple’s library (aka Gossington Hall). Also‚ another setting would be the hotel that Ruby Keene temporarily worked at before she died. F.Characters: Mrs.and Colonel Bantry‚ Miss Marple‚ Police Constable Palk‚ Colonel Melchett‚ Superintendent Harper‚ Basil Blake‚ Pamela Reeves‚ Raymond Starr‚ Josie Turner‚ George Bartlett‚ Mark Gaskell. The main protagonist is Miss Marple‚ and obviously‚ the antagonist is the killer. G. Man vs Man. One conflict would be
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