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One nautical mile equals roughly how many kilometres?Read the answer and worked solution →India's southern boundary in the Bay of Bengal extends up to which latitude?Read the answer and worked solution →India's north-south distance is 3,214 km. What is the east-west distance?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is India's east-west distance less than its north-south distance though both span about 30 degrees?Read the answer and worked solution →The southern part of India lies within the tropics. In which zone does the northern part lie?Read the answer and worked solution →The sun rises in the northeastern States about how much earlier than in Jaisalmer?Read the answer and worked solution →Which longitude is India's standard meridian?Read the answer and worked solution →Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by how much?Read the answer and worked solution →Because of its vast east-west extent, how many time zones does the USA have?Read the answer and worked solution →India's area of 3.28 million sq km is what share of the world's land surface?Read the answer and worked solution →By area, India ranks as which largest country in the world?Read the answer and worked solution →The vast sandy expanse in western India is known by which name?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ranges bound the Indian subcontinent in the north-west?Read the answer and worked solution →Khyber, Bolan, Shipkila, Nathula and Bomdila are all examples of what?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian subcontinent includes India and which set of countries?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the length of India's mainland coastline?Read the answer and worked solution →Including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, India's total coastline is how long?Read the answer and worked solution →In which part of the continent of Asia is India located?Read the answer and worked solution →Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and which strait?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two island countries in the Indian Ocean are India's neighbours?Read the answer and worked solution →School Bhuvan, a map-based learning portal, is an initiative of which agency?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the passesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the subcontinentRead the answer and worked solution →Run the numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the riversRead the answer and worked solution →Land or seaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the measuresRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →India location bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The radius of the earth is about:Read the answer and worked solution →

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One nautical mile equals roughly how many kilometres?

  1. 2.500
  2. 1.852
  3. 1.584
  4. 1.000
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Correct answer: B. 1.852

1. A nautical mile is 72,960 inches. 2. That is about 1.852 km. 3. A statute mile is about 1.584 km. _Source: syllabus India Physical Environment, Chapter 1, India Location._

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India's southern boundary in the Bay of Bengal extends up to which latitude?

  1. 6 deg 45 min N
  2. 8 deg 4 min N
  3. 37 deg 6 min N
  4. 23 deg 30 min N
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Correct answer: A. 6 deg 45 min N

1. The mainland ends near Kanniyakumari. 2. The territory reaches 6 deg 45 min N in the Bay of Bengal. 3. This includes the Nicobar Islands. _Source: syllabus India Physical Environment, Chapter 1, India Location._

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India's north-south distance is 3,214 km. What is the east-west distance?

  1. 4,100 km
  2. 2,933 km
  3. 3,214 km
  4. 1,500 km
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Correct answer: B. 2,933 km

1. Both extents are about 30 degrees. 2. East to west measures only 2,933 km. 3. Longitude spacing shrinks towards the poles. _Source: syllabus India Physical Environment, Chapter 1, India Location._

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