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India is the seventh largest country in the world and it covers a total area of approximately_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
A.2700000 sq.km
B.3000000 sq.km
C.3200000 sq.km
D.3600000 sq.km

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Hint: India is a country of diverse landforms that is surrounded by the Arabian oceans, the Indian oceans, Himalayas and Bay of Bengal. India is also the country with a variety of climatic conditions, wildlife, culture, vegetation and the language. After China, India is the second largest populated country. According to the 2011 year census the country has a population of more than one hundred crore.

Complete answer:
India is the seventh-largest country in the world and it covers a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometers that is approximately equal to 3200000 square kilometers.
India is situated between 8*4’ north to 37*6’ north latitude and 68*7’ east to 97*25’ east longitude north of the equator. It is ranked 7th as per the area, 91% of area is covered by land and 9% of its area is covered by water. India has Bangladesh land border covering 4,096,70 km, China land border covering 3,488 km, Pakistan land border covering 3,323 km, Nepal land border covering 1,751 km. Myanmar land border covering 1,643 km and Bhutan land border covering 699 km.
The Ganga is the longest river in India and Kanchenjunga is the highest point in India located in the state of Sikkim at 8,586 m and it is the third highest peak in the world. The Indian nation consists of four seasons -winter that comprises January and February, summer that comprises March to May, a monsoon season that is a rainy season that comprises June to September and a post monsoon period that comprises October to December. The temperature in some parts of India falls sometimes below freezing and most of northern India is afflicted by fog throughout this season. In phalodi, Rajasthan India, 51 degree Celsius was recorded as highest temperature and the – 45 degree Celsius was recorded as lowest temperature in Kashmir, India.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note:India is a country which is located in south Asia and it is the second populous country. Delhi is the national capital of India. India is politically divided into twenty nine states and seven union territories. In June 2014 Telangana became the 29 Th state of India that was previously part of Andhra Pradesh.