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Geography Practice Quiz 89
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Q1.Why is 82°30' E chosen as the standard meridian of India?
Explanation: 82°30' E is chosen as the standard meridian of India because it passes through the center of the country (near Allahabad), ensuring minimal time variation across the nation.
Q2.What is the total area of India in million sq. km?
Explanation: India with its area of 3.28 million sq. km accounts for 2.4 per cent of the world’s land surface area.
Q3.Which of the following is a mountain pass mentioned in the source text?
Explanation: Khyber, Bolan, Shipkila, Nathula, Bomdila passes. Nathula is correct.
Q4.What is the total length of India's coastline including island groups?
Explanation: 7,517 km in the entire geographical coast of the mainland plus the island groups.
Q5.Which two island groups are part of India's geographical coast?
Explanation: Andaman and Nicobar located in the Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea.
Q6.Which strait separates Sri Lanka from India?
Explanation: The text says: 'Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait.' Both are correct, but Palk Strait is a strait.
Q7.Which portal provides map-based learning based on NCERT syllabus?
Explanation: School Bhuvan NCERT is a portal providing map-based learning... based on NCERT syllabus.
Q8.Which organisation is behind the School Bhuvan NCERT portal?
Explanation: It is an initiative of Bhuvan-NRSC/ISRO, based on NCERT syllabus.
Q9.Which of the following countries is larger in area than India?
Explanation: China is larger in area than India.
Q10.What is the standard meridian for India?
Explanation: 82°30'E is the standard meridian for India.
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