Questions

🌍 Geographical Extent of India

1. What is the latitudinal extent of India?
2. What is the longitudinal extent of India?
3. Which important line divides India into two halves based on latitude?
4. In which hemisphere is India located?
5. What is the significance of the Tropic of Cancer for India?
6. Which Indian islands lie closest to the equator?

🗺️ Physical Divisions of India

7. Name the six major physical divisions of India.
8. Which is the northernmost physical division of India?
9. What are the three parallel ranges of the Himalayas?
10. Which physical division is known as the “Granary of India” and why?
11. What is the Peninsular Plateau made up of?
12. Name the two major river systems that form the Northern Plains.
13. Which desert lies in the northwestern part of India?
14. Name the coastal plains of India on both sides.
15. What are the two groups of islands belonging to India?