INDIA - In brief

·      India lies in Northern Hemisphere.

·      India is a part of Asian continent and lies in South Asia.

·      The Himalayas separate it from rest of Asia.

·      India lies between great Himalayan Ranges and the Indian Ocean.

·      Latitudinal extent 8⁰4′ North to 37⁰6′ North

·      Longitudinal extent 68⁰7 ′East to 97⁰25 ′ East 

·      North to South extent of the mainland is about 3214 km and its East to West extent is about 2933 km

·      The Tropic of Cancer ( 23 ½⁰ N ) divides India into two equal halves.

·      India is surrounded by three water bodies – Arabian sea (west), Indian Ocean (south), Bay of Bengal (East).


Countries surrounding India


 DIRECTION COUNTRY
 North-westernPakistan, Afghanistan 
 NorthChina, Nepal, Bhutan 
 SouthSri Lanka (Ceylon) 
 EastMyanmar(Burma), Bangladesh(East Pakistan) 

 COUNTRYCAPITALCURRENCY 
 IndiaNew Delhi Indian Rupee
 PakistanIslamabad Pakistani Rupee 
 AfghanistanKabul Afghani
 China BeijingRenminbi
 Nepal KathmanduNepalese Rupee
 Bhutan ThimphuBhutanese Ngultrum 
 Sri Lanka Sri Jayewardene Kotte, ColomboSri Lankan Rupee 
 Myanmar Naypyidaw Burmese Kyat 
 Bangladesh DhakaTaka 

Note :

1.  India shares maximum border with Bangladesh.

2.  India shares minimum border with Afghanistan.

3.  Equator – line dividing earth into two equal parts. It lies at 0⁰.

4.  Latitude – Lines running parallel to equator in north and south direction. Total lines of latitude are 179. E.g.- 12⁰N or 12⁰S

5.  Longitude – lines connecting North and South Pole. They run from east to west. Total degrees of longitude are 360. E.g. - 12⁰E or 12⁰W.


Also read:   http://blogstoreadfromshichan.blogspot.com/2020/06/quiz-on-gardeners-theory-of-multiple.html


 

 


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