Railways Sample Paper RRBs Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician CBT STAGE-I Sample Paper-10

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    India lies between the longitudes of

    A)  \[68{}^\circ 7'E\]to\[97{}^\circ 25'E\]

    B)  \[72{}^\circ E\] to \[97{}^\circ E\]

    C)  \[77{}^\circ E\] to \[97{}^\circ E\]

    D)  \[62{}^\circ E\] to \[70{}^\circ E\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    India lies on the Indian Plate, the Northern portion of the Indo-Australian Plate, whose continental crust forms the Indian subcontinent. The country is situated North of the equator between \[8{}^\circ 44'\]to \[37{}^\circ 6\] North latitude and \[68{}^\circ 7'\] to \[97{}^\circ 25'\] East longitude. It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres. India measures 3,214 km from North to South and 2,933 km from East to West.


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