Question

From north to south, India covers a distance of about…………
 A.2,800 km
 B.3,600 km
 C.3,214 km
 D.3,000 km

Answer 1

Hint:India has a total area of 3.28 million sq km. In the north it is surrounded by the Himalayas, in the south by the Indian Ocean, in the east is the Bay of Bengal and to the West is the Arabian Sea. India is located in the northern hemisphere and is located in the Asian continent.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss how does the name India derived:
The name India is derived from the name of the river Indus river (Sindhu) and has been in use since Herodotus (Greek Historian).
The north-south expansion from Kashmir-Kanyakumari is about 3,214 km and that of the west-east is 2,900 km from Arunachal Pradesh to Kuchchh. In the northwest of India, it is bounded by Pakistan and to the north by Nepal, China, and Bhutan, and to the east by Myanmar. India only has two union territories consisting entirely of Islands called Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which lies between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
India has a total of 22 recognized languages mentioned in the eighth schedule of the Indian constitution. The majority of the people follow the Hindu religion.It is located in the northern hemisphere. The tropic of cancer passes almost the middle of the country.

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

Note: India ranks seventh largest (area) country in the world and also ranks second in the world in terms of population and also the most populous democracy in the world. India occupies a greater part of South Asia. India is the most diversified nation with over 780 spoken and in use languages.