NCERT Solutions
Class 9 Social Science
India - Size and Location

Q.1
Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below.
(1) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Odisha
(c) Chattisgarh
(d) Tripura
(2) The easternmost longitude of India is
(a) 97025’ E
(b) 6807’ E
(c) 7706’ E
(d) 82032’ E
(3)Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with
(a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar
(4) If you intend to visit Kavaratti 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) Daman and Diu
(5) My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundaries with India. Identify the country.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
(1) Correct answer is option (b).
The Tropic Of Cancer passes through eight Indian states – Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram. So, for the given question option (b) is correct. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through Odisha.
(2) Correct answer is option (a).
Option (a) is the right choice for this question. The easternmost longitude of India is 97025’E.
(3) Correct answer is option (c).
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with Nepal. So, option (c) is the correct answer for this question.
(4) Correct answer is option (b).
Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory Lakshadweep. So, option (b) is the right answer.
(5) In the given options, three countries (Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal) share land boundaries with India but Tajikistan does not. So, option (b) is the right answer for this question.