Q. Consider the following statements:
1.With respect to geographical area, India is seventh largest country in the world.
2.Indian subcontinent completely lies in the sub – tropical zone of the earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: From the values of latitude, it is understood that the southern part of the country lies within the tropics and the northern part lies in the sub-tropical zone or the warm temperate zone.
India with its area of 3.28 million sq. km accounts for 2.4 per cent of the world’s land surface area and stands as the seventh largest country in the world.
Source: NCERT
