Geography

Important Geography Note And Question On Border Of Indian State

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Here we are providing a short notes on Indian state situated on border and also basic information on Indian geography. this post is very helpful for upcoming all exam.

Indian States Situated on the Border :-

Country	Indian States Situated on the Boarder
Pakistan	Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir
Afghanistan	Jammu and Kashmir
China	Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
Nepal	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Paschim Bangal, Sikkim
Bhutan	Sikkim, Paschim Bagal, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
Bangladesh	Paschim Banga, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

Basic Information about India:-

Latitudinal extent		8°4' North to 37°6' North
Longitudinal extent		68°7' East to 97° 25' East
North - South extent		3214 km
East - West extent		2933 km
Land Frontiers		15200 km
Total Coastline		7516.6 km
Number of States		29
Number of Union Territories		7
Land Neighbors : 7		(Pakistan,Afghanistan,China,Nepal,Bhutan,Bangladesh ,Myanmar)
States with Longest Coastline		Gujarat
Active Volcano		Barren Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Southern most point		Indira Point or Pigmallion point in Great Nicobar
Southern most tip of mainland		Kanyakumari
Northernmost point		Indira Col
Western most point		West of Ghaur Mota in Gujarat
Eastern most point		kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh

Question Based On Geography:-

1.  One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of –
(1) 34.5 miles 
(2) 69 miles
(3) 60 miles
(4) South pole

2.  The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of –
(1) Axis of the earth
(2) Equator
(3) North pole
(4) South pole

3.  When would you record the maximum angle of incidence of the Sun’s rays at the north pole?
(1) March 21
(2) September 21
(3) When the sun’s rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer
(4) When the Sun’s rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn

4.  Which of the following best describes longitude?
(1) A imaginary line joining north and south poles.
(2) The distance between a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
(3) The angular distance east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
(4) The position of a place on earth’s surface with reference to the Prime meridian

5.  Latitude of place is indicated of its –
(1) Time
(2) Altitude
(3) Amount of rain
(4) Temperature

6.  Which one of the following cities does not have same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant?
(1) London (UK)
(2) Lisbon (Portugal)
(3) Accra (Ghana)
(4) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

7.  The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is –
(1) Chennai
(2) Madrid
(3) Melbourne
(4) Moscow

8. Geostationary orbit is at a height of –
(1) 6 km
(2) 1000 km
(3) 3600 km
(4) 36,000 km

9.  The earth is at the least distance from the sun (Perihelion) on –
(1) December 22nd
(2) January 3rd
(3) July 4th
(4) June 21st

10. The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion) on –
(1) June 21st
(2) January 3rd
(3) July 4th
(4) September 23rd

Answers:-
1.2
2.2
3.3
4.3
5.4
6.4
7.3
8.4
9.2
10.3