A particular State in India has the following
characteristics:
1. It is located on the same latitude which
passes through northern Rajasthan.
2. It has over 80% of its area under forest
cover.
3. Over 12% of forest cover constitutes the
Protected Area Network in this State.
Which one among the following States has all
the above characteristics?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Uttarakhand
Explanation: Option (a) is correct:
About Arunachal Pradesh:
❖ Arunachal Pradesh has a forest cover of 80%
with a total area of 67410 sq km.
❖ Over 12% of forest cover constitutes
Protected Area Network in Arunachal
Pradesh. (Forest Report).
❖ Arunachal Pradesh is located on the same
latitude which passes through northern
Rajasthan..
❖ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, Uttar
Pradesh, and Haryana are the states that lie
in the same latitude that passes through
Rajasthan...
Question 2: The Tropic of Cancer passes through which of
the following states in India?
A) Assam
B)Arunachal Pradesh
C) Jharkhand
D)Manipur
Explanation:Option (c) is correct:
About Tropic of Cancer:
❖ Latitude is the angular distance of a point on
the earth’s surface, measured in degrees
from the Centre of the earth. These are
usually measured in degrees.
❖ It is parallel to the equator; therefore, they
are called as Parallels of latitudes.
❖ Tropic of Cancer is 23 1⁄2° N in the
Northern Hemisphere.
❖ The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight
states in India.
➢ Gujarat (Jasdan), Rajasthan
(Kalinjarh), Madhya Pradesh
(Shajapur), Chhattisgarh (Sonhat),
Jharkhand (Lohardaga), West Bengal
(Krishnanagar), Tripura (Udaipur) and
Mizoram (Champhai)..
Question 3:Which of the following city is located nearest to
the Tropic of Cancer?
A)Imphal
B) Patna
C) Raipur
D) Bhopal
Explanation: Option (d) is correct:
About Tropic of Cancer:
❖ Latitude is the angular distance of a point on
the earth’s surface, measured in degrees
from the Centre of the earth. These are
usually measured in degrees.
❖ It is parallel to the equator; therefore, they
are called as Parallels of latitudes.
❖ Tropic of Cancer (231⁄2° N) in the
Northern Hemisphere.
❖ Bhopal is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer..
Question 4:Consider the following statements about the
International Date Line:
1. 180° longitude is chosen as International
Date Line.
2. A traveller crossing the Date Line from east
to west gains a day and while from west to
east loses a day.
3. It is a straight line in the mid-Pacific Ocean.
Which of the statements given above is not
correct?
A) 1 only
B)2 and 3 only
C) 2 only
D)1, 2 and 3
Explanation: Option (b) is correct:
About International Date Line:
❖ International Date Line is an imaginary line
where the date changes by exactly one day
when it is crossed.
❖ A traveler crossing the Date Line from east
to west loses a day and while from west to
east gains a day.
❖ The International Date Line in the mid-
Pacific curves from the normal 180°
meridian at the Bering Strait, Fiji, Tonga,
and other islands to prevent confusion of day
and date in some of the island groups that are
cut through by the meridian..
Question 5:Consider the following statements:
1. In India, the longitude 82° 30’E is treated as
the standard meridian.
2. 82° 30’E passes through the states of Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh.
Which of the statements given above is/ are
correct?
A) 1 only
B)2 only
C)Both 1 and 2
D)Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:Option (c) is correct:
About Indian Standard Time:
❖ The local time of places which are on
different meridians is bound to differ.
❖ In India, the longitude of 821⁄2° E (82° 30’E)
is treated as the standard meridian.
❖ The local time at this meridian is taken as the
standard time for the whole country. It is
known as the Indian Standard Time (IST).
❖ States through which IST passes are:
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra
Pradesh..
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