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*The first non-human entities in India to be granted the same legal rights as people
Ans : River Ganga and Yamuna
*World’s first non-human entity to be granted the same legal rights as people
Ans : River Whanganuni (New Zealand)
India-Basic Geographical Facts
*The latitudinal extenion of India -8°4’N to 37° 6'N
*The longitudinal extension of India -68° 7E to 97°25’E
*Total geographical area-32,87,263 km2 (3.28 million sq.km.)
*Percentage of earth's surface covered by India-2.42%
*North-South distance-3,214 k m
*East-West distance-2,933 km
*Length of the coast line (mainland)-6100 km
*Length of the coast line including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands -7516.6km
*Length of land frontier -15106.7 km
*Indian standard time is fixed based on - 82 1/2°E longitude
*Southern most point of the country-Pygmalion Point or Indira Point or Parson point (Andaman & Nicobar)
*Southern most point of Indian main land-Cape Comorin
*Northern most point-Indira Col
*Western most point-West,of Ghuar Moti, Gujarat
*Eastern most point-Kibithu, Arunachal Pradesh
*Highest point (Mountain) -Mt K2 (8611 m) (Situated in Pok)(But the highest point (mountain), which is fully situated in India is Kanchenjunga (8586 m)
*Lowest point -Kuttanad (-2.2m)
Indian Geography
*India is called a tropical country mainly on account of its Tropical monsoon climate.
*The latitude that passes through middle of India
Ans : Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2°N)
*India is the largest country in the Indian subcontinent (smallest - Bhutan)
*Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states. They are Gujarat, Rajasthan,Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram
*India is the seventh largest country in the world after
(1) Russia (2) Canada
(3) China (4) USA
(5) Brazil (6) Australia
*India is the second largest populous country in the world arid India is the most populous country in the Indian subcontinent.
*The longest border of India is with
Ans : Bangladesh (4096 km)
*The shortest border of India is with
Ans : Afghanistan (106 km)
*The two Island neighbour countries of India
Ans : Srilanka and Maldives
*The strait that separates India and Srilanka
Ans : Palk strait
*The channel that separates India and Maldives
Ans : 8° channel
*Hkakabo Razi is a border tripoint between India-China
Ans : Myanmar
*The states having border with China
Ans : Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
*The states having borderiwith Pakistan - Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat
*The states having border with Bangladesh - West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya,Tripura and Assam
*The states having border with Myanmar Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram
*The states having border with Nepal
Ans : Bihar, Uttarakhand, Uttarpradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim.
Extra Nuts
*The Indian metropolitan city that locate nearest to Tropic of Cancer
Ans : Kolkata
*The Indian metropolitan nearest to equator
Ans : Chennai
*The Indian state capital city that locates nearest to equator
Ans : Thiruvanantapuram
