Question

What is the east-west length of Gujarat?
A. 500 Km
B. 540 Km
C. 590 Km
D. 620 Km

Answer 1

Hint: India is a diverse country lying wholly in the Northern Hemisphere, the mainland extends between latitudes \[8^\circ 4'{\text{N}}\] and $36^\circ 6'{\text{N}}$ and longitudes $68^\circ 7'{\text{E}}$ and $97^\circ 25'{\text{E}}$. The country is divided almost into two equal parts by the Tropic of Cancer.

Complete answer:
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep Islands in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea lie to the southeast and southwest of the mainland. India’s landmass has an area of $3.28$ million square kilometers. Out of the total geographical area of the world, India’s total area accounts for about $2.4$ percent. The total length of the coastline of the mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep is $7516.6$ Km and the land boundary is about 15,200 Km. India is bounded by the Himalayas in the northwest, north, and northeast. It begins to taper and extends towards the Indian Ocean, at the south of about 22 north latitude, dividing it into two seas, the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on its east.
There is a time lag of approximately two hours from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh. Hence, the Standard Meridian of India is $82^\circ 30'{\text{E}}$, passing through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh. It is taken as the standard time for the whole country. As one moves from south to north, the duration of the day and night is influenced by the latitudinal extent.
The east-west length of Gujarat is 500 Km. With a coastline of 1,600 Km, Gujarat lies on the western coast of India.

Thus, option (A) is correct.

Note: Gujarat is the fifth-largest state by area and the ninth-largest state by population. There are three UNESCO world heritage sites in Gujarat that are Ran Ki Vav, Champaner and Pavagadh Archaeological Park, and Ahmedabad World Heritage city.