The latitudinal extent of the Indian mainland lies between
- A.6 degrees 45 minutes north and 37 degrees 6 minutes north
- B.8 degrees 4 minutes north and 37 degrees 6 minutes north
- C.8 degrees 4 minutes north and 35 degrees 6 minutes north
- D.6 degrees 45 minutes north and 35 degrees 6 minutes north
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 8 degrees 4 minutes north to 37 degrees 6 minutes north. These are the latitudes of the southern tip of the mainland at Kanyakumari and of the northernmost part of the country, and between them lie the 3,214 km of the mainland's north-south extent. Option A is wrong because 6 degrees 45 minutes north is the latitude of Indira Point in Great Nicobar, which belongs to the islands and not to the mainland; the figure is correct for the country as a whole, which makes this the most attractive wrong choice. Option C is wrong because 35 degrees 6 minutes north falls short of the northern limit. Option D is wrong on both counts, since it mixes the island latitude with a wrong northern limit. The longitudinal extent, 68 degrees 7 minutes east to 97 degrees 25 minutes east, should be remembered along with these figures.
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Practice Questions
View allWhat is the approximate time lag (in hours) from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh?
- A.1
- B.1.5
- C.2
- D.2.5
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The mainland of India extends from about 68 degrees 7 minutes east to about 97 degrees 25 minutes east, a longitudinal spread of roughly 29 degrees.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following water bodies separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands?
- A.Gulf of Mannar
- B.Ten Degree Channel
- C.Eleven Degree Channel
- D.Palk Strait
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The correct answer is B, the Ten Degree Channel, which lies roughly along the parallel of ten degrees north and separates the Andaman group in the north from the Nicobar group in the south; Little Andaman lies to its north and Car Nicobar to its south.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is the longest parallel of latitude?
- A.Tropic of Cancer
- B.Tropic of Capricorn
- C.Arctic Circle
- D.Equator
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Parallels of latitude are circles drawn parallel to the equator, and they grow shorter as one moves towards the poles, until a pole is a point with no length at all.
Read the full explanation →The southernmost point of the Indian mainland is
- A.Indira Point
- B.Kanyakumari
- C.Rameswaram
- D.Dhanushkodi
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The correct answer is B, Kanyakumari, also called Cape Comorin, in Tamil Nadu, which stands at about 8 degrees 4 minutes north and is the southern tip of the Indian mainland, where the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean are said to meet.
Read the full explanation →Indira Point, the southernmost point of India, is situated in which island?
- A.Little Andaman
- B.Car Nicobar
- C.Great Nicobar
- D.Minicoy
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Indira Point lies at the southern end of Great Nicobar, the largest island of the Nicobar group, at about 6 degrees 45 minutes north, and is the southernmost point of the territory of India; it was known as Pygmalion Point before being renamed.
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