SSC CGL Study Materials - Locational and Spatial setting of India

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Friends, in our last post we've discussed about the Economy basics for upcoming SSC CGL 2014 exam. In this post we shall discuss some basics of Geography. In this post we are going to focus on the locational and spatial setting of India.

• India - A sub - Continent, Unity in Diversity, Diversity in Unity 
• India is located in - Northern hemisphere
• Name India derived from - Indus or Sindhu river
• India's total geographical area - 3.28 million sq km (32,87,263 sq kms)
• India's place in the world - 7th in Area
• India - North to South distance - 3214 kms
• India - East to West distance - 2933 kms
• Standard maridian of India - 82˚ 30' E
• India North Latitudes - Between 8˚ 4' and 37˚ 6'
• East Longitudes - Between 68˚ 7' and 97˚ 25'
• India's land frontier - 15,200 kms
• India's coastline - 7516.6 kms
• I.S.T - Indian Standard Time
• The time difference between I.S.T and Greenwich Mean Time - 5 1/2 hours
• First Sun rises at - Arunachal Pradesh
• Last Sun rises at - Gujarat
• The time difference between Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat - 2 hours
• Total number of Islands - 247
• Tear drop in the India Ocean - Srilanka
• The Island between India and Srinka - Pamban Island
• Srilanka is separated by - Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait
• The biggest state in area - Rajasthan
• The smallest state in area - Goa
• The biggest union territory - Andaman and Nicobar
• The smallest union territory - Lakshadweep
• The Andaman and Nicobar islands - Volcanic origin
• The Lakshadweep Islands - Coral Origin
• The Indian Island closest to the equator - Great Nicobar
• Stands on three seas - Tamilnadu
• Himalayan Kingdom - Nepal
• Total Number of states and Union Territories - 29, 7
• The boundary line between India and China - Mac Mohan Line
• The country closest to Lakshadweep - Maldives
• Large border country to India - Bangladesh
• The roof of the world - Tibet
• India's South Tip - Cape Camorin

Length of Boundary Line of India with other countries

• Bangladesh - 4096 kms
• China - 3917 kms
• Pakisthan - 3310 kms
• Nepal - 1752 kms
• Myanmar - 1458 kms
• Bhutan - 587 kms
• Afghanistan - 80 kms

India as a Subcontinent

•   Diversified Physiographic Conditions
• Himalayas
• Indogenetic plain
• Peninsular plateau
• Dry desert sand
• Coastal plains

• Population - 1.21 billion
• Rivers
• Ganga
• Brahmaputra
• Godavari
• Krishna
•  Languages - Recognized Languages : 22
• Vegetative Conditions :
• Animal production
• Crop paddy, wheat
• Mineral Production : Iron, Manganese
• Climate : 
• Tropical
• Monsoon
• Soils :
• Alluvial Soil
• Mountainous SOil
• Black Soil
• Red Soil
• Desert Soils
• Laterite Soil
• Different Cultures :
• Aryan
• Dravidian
• Main Religions :
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Christianity
• Buddhism
• Jainism
• Sikhism