Class 6 Geo Ch 7 Ratna Sagar

 Short answer type questions:-

Q1. What is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India?

Ans. The extent of India is from 8°4' N  latitude in the south to 37° 6'  latitude in the north and 68°7'E longitude in west to 97°25'E longitude in east.

Q2. What is the standard meridian of India?

Ans. 82°30' longitude is selected as the standard meridian for the whole country.

Q3. Name the countries with whom India has a common land boundary.

Ans. Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh are the countries with whom India shares its boundary.

Q4. Name the states situated along the coast of India?

Ans. West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujrat are the states situated along the coast of India.

Long Answer type Questions:-

Q1. Describe the location and extent of India?

Ans. India is located in the Northern and Eastern hemisphere. It is in the southern part of Asia, at the northern part of Indian Ocean. It extends between 8°4' N  latitude in the south to 37° 6'  latitude in the north and 68°7'E longitude in west to 97°25'E longitude in east.

Q2. What is the importance of India's location?

Ans.  India is in the southern part of Asia, at the northern part of Indian Ocean which makes it a favorable location for the International trade and commerce.

Q3. Distinguish between IST and GMT.

Ans. GMT means Greenwich Mean Time with reference to that all the countries of the world calculate their local time. In whole India time is taken from 82°30' longitude which is considered as the standard meridian also called Indian Standard Time (IST). India is situated in eastern hemisphere so IST time is 5 hour 30 minutes ahead of GMT.