{"id":5140,"date":"2023-03-27T07:48:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T07:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/?p=5140"},"modified":"2023-03-28T06:05:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T06:05:05","slug":"ncert-solutions-class-9-social-science-geography-chapter-1-india-size-and-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/ncert-solutions-class-9-social-science-geography-chapter-1-india-size-and-location\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science (Geography) Chapter 1 India\u2013Size and Location"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science (Geography \u2013 Contemporary India \u2013 I)\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The NCERT Solutions in English Language for <\/span>Class 9 Social Science<\/span> (Geography \u2013 Contemporary India \u2013 I) Chapter – 1 (India\u2013Size and Location) <\/strong>has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter – 1 (India\u2013Size and Location)\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(i) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through<\/strong>
\n<\/span>(a) Rajasthan
\n(b) Odisha
\n<\/span>(c) Chhattisgarh
\n(d) Tripura
\nAnswer – <\/strong>(b) Odisha.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

(ii) The easternmost longitude of India is
\n<\/strong><\/span>(a) 97\u00b0 25\u2019 E
\n(b) 68\u00b0 7\u2019 E
\n<\/span>(c) 77\u00b0 6\u2019 E
\n(d) 82\u00b0 32\u2019 E
\nAnswer – <\/strong>(a) 97\u00b0 25\u2019 E.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

(iii) Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with
\n<\/strong><\/span>(a) China
\n(b) Bhutan
\n<\/span>(c) Nepal
\n(d) Myanmar
\nAnswer – <\/strong>(c) Nepal.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

(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
\n<\/strong><\/span>(a) Puducherry
\n(b) Lakshadweep
\n<\/span>(c) Andaman and Nicobar
\n(d) Daman and Diu
\nAnswer – <\/strong>(b) Lakshadweep.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

(v) My friend hails from a country which does not share a land boundary with India. Identify the country.
\n<\/strong><\/span>(a) Bhutan
\n(b) Tajikistan
\n<\/span>(c) Bangladesh
\n(d) Nepal
\n<\/span>Answer – <\/strong>(b) <\/strong><\/span>Tajikistan <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Answer the following questions briefly.
\n<\/strong><\/span>(i) Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea.
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –\u00a0 <\/strong>Lakshadweep Islands lie in the Arabian Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

(ii) Name the countries which are larger than India.
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –<\/strong>\u00a0Russia, Canada, USA. China, Australia and Brazil are the countries that are larger than India.<\/span><\/p>\n

(iii) Which island group of India lies to its south-east?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –<\/strong>\u00a0Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie to the South-East of India.<\/span><\/p>\n

(iv) Which island countries are our southern neighbours?
\n<\/span><\/strong>Answer –<\/strong>\u00a0Sri Lanka and Maldives are the two island countries that are the Southern neighbours of India.<\/span><\/p>\n

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?
\n<\/strong><\/span>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>The longitudinal gap between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat is about 30\u00b0. 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?
\n<\/strong><\/span>Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance because –<\/span><\/p>\n