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India–Size and Location — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesIndia–Size and Location1 Mark
MCQ
India lies $.......$
  • A
    mainly in the northern hemisphere.
  • ✓
    entirely in the northern hemisphere.
  • C
    on the Equator.
  • D
    more in the southern hemisphere.
✓

Answer

Correct option: B.
entirely in the northern hemisphere.
India lies entirely in the northern hemisphere.Hemisphere is a half of the celestial sphere usually divided into northern and southern halves by the equator. According to the sources, India is located at $28$ degree $36.$ North and $77$ degree East in the Northern hemisphere in the globe. Moreover, some important lines like Tropic of Cancer$, 23030$ North and Indian Standard Meridian$, 82030$ east passes through India validly proves that India lies in the North eastern hemisphere.

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