NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science Chapter 1 Size and Location

1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.

(i) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Odisha

(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) Tripura

Answer:

(b) Odisha

(ii) The easternmost longitude of India is

(a) 97° 25' E

(b) 68° 7' E

(c) 77° 6' E

(d) 82° 32' E

Answer: (a) 97° 25' E

(iii) Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with

(a) China

(b) Bhutan

(c) Nepal

(d) Myanmar

Answer: (c) Nepal

(iv) If you intend to visit Kavarati during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to

(a) Puducherry

(b) Lakshadweep

(c) Andaman and Nicobar

(d) Diu and Daman

Answer:

(b) Lakshadweep

(v) My friend hails from a country, which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.

(a) Bhutan

(b) Tajikistan

(d) Nepal

Answer: (b) Tajikistan

2. Answer the following questions briefly.

(i) Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea.

Answer: Lakshadweep Islands are found in the Arabian Sea.

(ii) Name the countries which are larger than India.

Answer: Russia, Canada, USA, China, Brazil and Australia are larger than India.

(iii) Which island group of India lies to its south- east?

Answer: Andaman and Nicobar group of islands lie to its southeast.

(iv) Which island countries are our southern neighbours?

3. The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but the watches show the same time. How does this happen?

Answer: The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland is about 30°. The Earth rotates 360˚ in 24 hours in west to east direction. It means 15˚ in 1 hour or 30˚ in 2 hours. Hence, the sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh, which lies in east as compared to Gujarat, which lies in west.

4. The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?

Ans. The Indian landmass has a central location between the East and the West Asia. It is a southward extension of the Asian Continent. The Trans Indian Ocean routes, which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia, provide a strategic central location to India. The Deccan Peninsula protrudes into the Indian Ocean, thus helping India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast and with Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast. It has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean which gives it eminent position in the Indian Ocean.

MAP SKILLS

Identify the following with the help of map reading.

(i) The Island groups of India lying in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.

(ii) The countries constituting Indian Subcontinent.

(iii) The states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes.

(iv) The northernmost latitude in degrees.

(v) The southernmost latitude of the Indian mainland in degrees.

(vi) The eastern and the western most longitude in degrees.

(vii) The place situated on the three seas.

(viii) The strait separating Sri Lanka from India.