India: location, structure and physiography
India: location, extent and frontiers
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Extent 8 degrees 4 minutes N to 37 degrees 6 minutes N, 68 degrees 7 minutes E to 97 degrees 25 minutes E; 30 degree spans; north-south versus east-west length
- Tropic of Cancer and the 82 degrees 30 minutes E standard meridian: states crossed; two-hour time lag east to west
- Extreme points: Indira Point, Indira Col, Kibithu, Guhar Moti; easternmost and westernmost states; longitudes of major cities
- Land neighbours and border lengths by state: Bangladesh longest, then China, Pakistan; Radcliffe, McMahon lines, LoC and LAC
- States and Union Territories; boundary-sharing facts (Uttar Pradesh touches most states; Sikkim and Meghalaya each touch one state)
- Coastline length, island groups, territorial waters and EEZ; Sri Lanka and Maldives as maritime neighbours
Where to study
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 1: India: Location (2026-27)
- ch. 1, India: Location, p. 1-6 (book pages 1-6)
- ch. 1, latitudinal and longitudinal extent, p. 2 (book page 2)
- ch. 1, 8°4, p. 6 (book page 6)
- ch. 1, Standard Meridian, p. 2 (book page 2)
- ch. 1, southernmost and northernmost latitudes, p. 2 (book page 2)
- ch. 1, India and its Neighbours, p. 5 (book page 5)
- ch. 1, States, p. 6 (book page 6)
- ch. 1, coastline, p. 5-6 (book pages 5-6)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 16, India-Political Settings
Political Map of India, English edition 2026 (Survey of India)
- sheet 1, states, capitals, towns and international boundary, p. 1