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भारत का आकार
In this Class 9 Geography topic from “India – Size and Location,” students study the vast size and geographical extent of India. They learn India’s total area, its north–south and east–west extent, and how latitude and longitude help locate the country on the globe. The topic also introduces India’s position among the world’s countries by area and explains how its large territorial spread influences physical features, climate, time differences, and regional diversity.
TOPIC PRACTICE
Up to 20 questions from this page. Select your focus, then start.
Area describes the extent of a surface, so it is measured in square kilometres. India has an area of about 3.28 million square kilometres. The coastline, land boundary and east-west extent are lengths, so they are measured in kilometres, not in square kilometres or percent. Exam tip: use square units for area and linear units for distance.
View question detailsIndia's area is very large and it ranks seventh in the world by area. Exam tip: treat both area and rank as evidence.
View question detailsLand boundary is (15200) km while total coastline is (7516.6) km. Exam tip: look at numbers while comparing.
View question detailsDue to large size India has different natural and climatic regions. Exam tip: treat size as a cause of diversity.
View question detailsTotal coastline includes both mainland and island coasts. Exam tip: read the meaning of total coastline fully.
View question detailsIndia's area is about (3.28) million sq km and it ranks seventh. Exam tip: match number and rank correctly.
View question detailsIndia ranks seventh, so six countries are larger than it. Exam tip: derive the number of larger countries from rank.
View question detailsRussia, Canada and the United States of America are larger than India in area. Exam tip: keep these names in the larger countries list.
View question detailsChina, Brazil and Australia are larger than India in area. Exam tip: remember the six larger countries in order.
View question detailsLarge size gives India natural and regional diversity. Exam tip: connect vastness with diversity.
View question detailsAn east-west extent of 2,933 km means that India covers a very large distance from its western side to its eastern side. This is a horizontal spread across longitudes. Therefore, India is not narrow in the east-west direction; it is also geographically wide. The statement in option A expresses this simple conclusion correctly. The other statements deny the existence of longitudinal spread, wrongly reduce India to a north-south line, or discuss coastline, which is unrelated to the given measurement.
To reach the answer, connect the direction named in the measurement with the shape it describes. East and west are opposite horizontal directions, so their distance shows the country's width. A large distance indicates a broad east-west extent. It does not directly tell us that India has no longitudes, that it is only a line, or that its coastline is zero. Hence option A is the only logical conclusion.
(3214) km shows India's north-south length. Exam tip: connect it with latitudinal direction.
View question details(3.28) million sq km is area, not length. Exam tip: identify square km as the unit of area.
View question details(7516.6) km is coastline length. Exam tip: understand km as length and square km as area.
View question detailsEast-west extent is (2933) km, while (3214) km is north-south extent. Exam tip: do not mix direction-based figures.
View question detailsNorth-south extent is (3214) km. Exam tip: understand (3214) km as a direction-based distance.
View question detailsArea and directional distance together explain India's size better. Exam tip: study total size and direction-based spread separately.
View question detailsLarge size and extent create climatic differences in different regions. Exam tip: connect size with climatic diversity.
View question detailsThe (2.4%) share and seventh rank explain India's area at world level. Exam tip: study both facts together.
View question detailsIndia's size is understood through both land extent and maritime contact. Exam tip: connect area and coastline together.
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