NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science (Geography) Chapter 1 India–Size and Location

NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science (Geography – Contemporary India – I) 

The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 9 Social Science (Geography – Contemporary India – I) Chapter – 1 (India–Size and Location) has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise. 

Chapter – 1 (India–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 will you be going to
(a) Puducherry
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Daman and Diu
Answer – (b) Lakshadweep.

(v) My friend hails from a country which does not share a land boundary with India. Identify the country.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Bangladesh
(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 lie in the Arabian Sea.

(ii) Name the countries which are larger than India.
Answer – Russia, Canada, USA. China, Australia and Brazil are the countries that are larger than India.

(iii) Which island group of India lies to its south-east?
Answer – Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie to the South-East of India.

(iv) Which island countries are our southern neighbours?
Answer – Sri Lanka and Maldives are the two island countries that are the Southern neighbours of India.

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 longitudinal gap between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat is about 30°. Due to this, there is time lag of about two hours between these states. Since Arunachal Pradesh is in the east hence the sun rises earlier here compared to in Gujarat. The Indian Standard Time is taken from the time of Standard Meridian of India and hence, the watches show the same time in both the states.

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

• It has given India a strategic advantage due to the Trans Indian ocean routes which connect the countries of Europe in the West and the countries of East Asia.
• The Deccan Peninsula protrudes into the Indian Ocean helps India to establish close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the Western coast and with the Southeast and East Asia from the Eastern coast.
• The vast coastline and the natural harbours have benefitted India in carrying out trade and commerce with its neighbouring and distant countries.
• It has given India a distinct climate than the rest of the Asian Continent.

MAP SKILLS

1. 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 longitudes in degrees.
(vii) The place situated on the three seas.
(viii) The strait separating Sri Lanka and India.
(ix) The Union Territories of India.

Answer –

(i) The island groups of India lying in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. – Lakshadweep Island and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

(ii) The countries constituting Indian Subcontinent. – Pakistan, Afghanistan, China (Tibet), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

(iii) The states through which the Tropic of Cancer passes. – Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattlsgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.

(iv) The northernmost latitude in degrees. – $37º6’E$

(v) The southernmost latitude of the Indian mainland in degrees. – 8$º4’$E

(vi) The eastern and the western most longitudes in degrees. – 68$º7’$ E and 97$º25’$E

(vii) The place situated on the three seas. – Kanyakumari

(viii) The strait separating Sri Lanka and India. – Palk Strait

(ix) The Union Territories of India. – Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Puducherry and Delhi.

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