Indian Geography : Previous Year Questions for UPSC, UPPSC, SSC and State PCS - officeintro

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Indian geography for UPSC, SSC 2023

teamofficeintro February 5, 2023 Indian Geograpgy

General Introduction
i. Area
*India is the seventh largest country in terms of area after
Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil and Australia
respectively. India has 28 states and 8 Union territories. Its
total area is about 3287263 sq. km. which is approximately
2.4% of the total land surface of the world.

What is Latitude & Longitude

India and the Tropic of Cancer
*The Tropic of Cancer (23º30'N) divides India into almost
two equal parts. It passes through eight Indian states. These
are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.

Which one of the following towns is nearest to the
Tropic of Cancer

Standard Time
*To avoid diffi culties a system of standard time is observed
by all countries. Most countries adopt their standard time
from the central meridian of the countries. *There is a general
understanding among the countries of the world to select
the standard meridian in multiples of 7º30' of longitude.
That is why 82º30'E has been selected as the Standard
Meridian of India. This meridian passes through the Mirzapur
district (near Allahabad now Prayagraj) in the state of UP.
*Indian Standard Time is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

The Indian Standard Time Meridian does not pass through

Extreme Points
*India is located in the North and Eastern hemisphere. In
India, the easternmost state/UTs is Arunachal Pradesh,
westernmost is Gujarat, northernmost area is Ladakh (the
then Jammu & Kashmir bifurcated in two UTs i.e. Jammu
and Kashmir & Ladakh) and the southernmost is Andaman
& Nicobar Islands. The four extreme points of India are-
*Southernmost Point - Indira Point of Great Nicobar (6o 4'N
latitudes) is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and
Nicobar islands, India. It is the location of the southernmost
point of the India’s territory. Kanyakumari (8o 4'N latitudes)
is the southern most point on the Mainland.
*Northernmost Point - At Indira Col near Siachen glacier
Ladakh.

Bordering Countries *The neighbouring countries of India are Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka. India has natural as well as man-made boundaries. Indian land boundary touches China and Nepal in the north, Afghanistan in the north-west, Pakistan in the west, Bangladesh and Myanmar in the east and Bhutan in the north-east. The border of India with Pakistan and Bangladesh is man-made. *Indian States & UTs sharing boundaries with neighbouring Countries are- Pakistan - Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Afghanistan - Ladakh China - Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. Bangladesh - Mizoram, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya and West Bengal. Myanmar - Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. Myanmar is also called as the land of Golden Pagoda.

Extension of the International boundaries of India along with their neighbouring countries in ascending order are

Which one of the following states does not form the border with Bangladesh

Which of the following group of Indian states share its boundaries with Pakistan ?

What is Radcliff e line? || Which one of the following states of India has an international boundary on its three sides ?