India-Size and Location class 9

Among the listed neighbors, Bhutan has the smallest geographical area. It is significantly smaller than Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh.

India covers approximately 3.28 million square kilometers, which accounts for about 2.4 percent of the total geographical area of the world.

Kanyakumari is located at the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland, where it is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean on three sides.

The longitudinal difference between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat is about 30 degrees. Since the Earth rotates 1 degree every 4 minutes, the time lag is approximately 120 minutes, or 2 hours.

India has 28 states and 8 Union Territories. The current structure includes 28 states and the UTs of Andaman & Nicobar, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry. This configuration came into effect after the 2019 reorganization.

The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight Indian states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.

The longitudinal extent of India ranges from approximately 68 degrees 7 minutes East to 97 degrees 25 minutes East. Therefore, 97 degrees 25 minutes East is the easternmost point.

The Lakshadweep Islands are located in the Arabian Sea, while the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are located in the Bay of Bengal.

The Standard Meridian of India (82 degrees 30 minutes East) passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.

The Palk Strait is the narrow strip of sea that separates the Indian state of Tamil Nadu from the island nation of Sri Lanka.

South of 22 degrees North latitude, the Indian mainland begins to taper and extends towards the Indian Ocean, bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east.

The longitudinal difference is approximately 26 degrees. Since 1 degree equals 4 minutes, the time difference is 104 minutes (1 hour and 44 minutes). Adding this to 6 am gives 7:44 am.

The Suez Canal (opened 1869) connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, eliminating the need to sail around Africa. This reduced the shipping distance between India and Europe by approximately 7000 km. The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Buckingham and Indira Gandhi Canal are Indian irrigation canals.

The north-south extent of India is approximately 3,214 kilometers, which is often rounded to 3,200 kilometers. The provided option 3,000 is the closest approximation among the choices.

India's total geographical area is approximately 3.28 million square kilometers.

Indira Point on Great Nicobar Island is the southernmost point of the Indian Union, whereas Kanyakumari is the southernmost point of the Indian mainland.

The Tropic of Cancer (23°30′N) passes through the middle of India, dividing it into approximately two equal parts. The Tropic of Capricorn is in the Southern Hemisphere. The Equator passes through central Africa and South America. The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, UK, not India.