By area India is smaller than which country?

Correct answer: Australia

The correct answer is C, Australia. The governing concept is comparative area: India covers about 3.287 million square kilometres, whereas Australia covers roughly 7.7 million square kilometres, so Australia is substantially larger. India is generally ranked seventh among countries by area, while Australia is among the six countries larger than India. Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Maldives are all much smaller than India. The comparison is based on total national area, not population, economic size or coastline length. Thus, even though India is a very large country, Australia is the only option listed that exceeds it in area.