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Why should India's size be understood not only by area but also by extent?

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Correct answer: Extent shows direction and spread

Area and extent describe related but different geographical ideas. Area measures the total surface occupied by a country, usually in square kilometres. Extent describes how that territory is spread between its northern and southern as well as eastern and western limits, usually through distances or latitude and longitude. For India, studying extent helps us understand its broad shape, directional spread, climatic variation, time difference and relationship with neighbouring regions. Thus option A is correct because extent shows direction and spatial spread. Option B concerns cultural or demographic distribution, not the meaning of geographical extent. Option C is unrelated to the measurement of a country, while option D is logically false: knowing extent does not eliminate or reduce the country’s area to zero.

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Area And ExtentIndia SizeGeographical SpreadIndia LocationSize And ExtentGeographyClass 11 Mcq

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