Class 9 Geography Chapter 1 Map Based Question Answers - Contemporary India - I

INDIA: Political Map
The Political Map of India shows all the States and Union Territories. Presently, India has 29 States and 7 Union Territories.

Q1: Locate and label the following items on the given map
1. Capital of Uttarakhand
2. Capital of Asom
3. Capital of Madhya Pradesh
4. Capital of Tamil Nadu
5. Capital of India
6. Capital of Karnataka
7. Capital of Rajasthan
8. Capital of Gujarat

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Q2: Locate and label the following items on the given map
1. The state which shares its boundaries with China, Nepal and Bhutan.
2. The state which shares its boundaries with both China and Pakistan.
3. The state having common land and sea boundary with Pakistan.
4. An Indian state that shares its boundary with Bangladesh and Myanmar.
5. Smallest among the States sharing border with Pakistan.

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INDIA: Standard Meridian
This map shows the important geographical lines which pass through India. These are Standard Meridian and Tropic of cancer. This map also shows the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern point of India.

Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states of India : Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram. Standard Meridian of India

Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

Q3: Locate and label the following items on the given map
1. Northernmost latitude of India
2. Tropic of Cancer
3. Southernmost point of India

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Q4: Features are marked by numbers in the given political outline map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines marked in the map.
1. A longitude
2. Latitude which divides India into two equal halves.
3. Southernmost point of mainland of India.

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Q5: Locate and label the following items on the given political map with appropriate symbols.
1. Easternmost longitude
2. Pamir Knot
3. Western ghats
4. Betwa river
5. Southernmost point of mainland of India.

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Q6: Features are marked by number in the political map of India. Identify these features with the help of the following information and write their Correct names on the lines marked in the map.
1. A mountain pass
2. A mountain range
3. A river known as Dakshin Ganga
4. The outermost range of Himalayas
5. World's highest gravity dam

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• Shipki La pass - A high mountain pass in Himachal Pradesh on the India-China border, historically used as a local trade route.
• Zanskar range - A trans-Himalayan mountain range in the Ladakh region, forming part of the greater Himalayan system.
• Godavari river - The peninsular river known as Dakshin Ganga because it is one of the longest east-flowing rivers of India and drains into the Bay of Bengal.
• Shiwalik range - The outermost and youngest range of the Himalayas, consisting of low hills running parallel to the main Himalayan ranges.
• Bhakra dam - The world's highest gravity dam, built across the Sutlej River at Bhakra in Himachal Pradesh; it is a major hydroelectric and irrigation project.