Question

What is the latitude (nearest to degrees north) of the southernmost point of mainland India?
1. 7
2. 9
3. 8
4. 6

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 7

The correct answer is 7.

• The latitude (nearest to degrees north) of the southernmost point of mainland India is 7.
• Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line that is at an angle of 23.50 degrees.
  It is North of the Equator, which passes through the middle of India.
  Tropic of Cancer passes through 17 countries and India is one of them.

• Size and Extent of Indian Subcontinent:
  • From North to South this subcontinent stretches over 3,200 km and from east, to west it is 3,000 km.
  • The latitudinal extent of the country is from 8°4’ north to 37°6’ north.
  • Longitudinal extent: 68°7’ East to 97°25’ East.
  • North-south extent: 3214 km.
  • East-west extent: 2933 km.
  • 82°30’ E meridian helps in calculating the Indian Standard Time (IST) which is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
  • This very meridian (82½°E) dictates time in Sri Lanka and Nepal also.
  • India is the seventh-largest country in the world by area and it covers 3287263 km2 and 2.4% of whole land part of our earth.
    India is also the second-largest country by population with 17.5% of the world population.
    India is extended 3214 km from north to the south and 2933 km from East to West.
    Out of a total of 3287263 km2 area, 78114 km2 area comes Pakistan occupied Kashmir and 37555 km2 is occupied by China, known as Aksai China.