Question

India lies ………………………….
a. Mainly in the northern hemisphere
b. Entirely in the northern hemisphere
c. On the equator
d. More in the southern hemisphere

Answer 1

Hint:
India is a major part of the Indian subcontinent and is situated on the Indian tectonic plate, part of the Indo-Australian plate. The defining geological process in India began 75 million years ago when the Indian Plate, at that time part of the southern supercontinent of Gondwana, began drifting northeast, caused by the expansion of the seabed to the southwest and then to the south and southeast.

Complete solution:
India is located in the northern hemisphere, with continents stretching between latitudes 8 ° 4'N and 37 ° 6'N and longitudes 68 ° 7'E and 97 ° 25'E.
Explanation:
- The Tropic of Cancer (23 ° 30'N) divides the country into nearly two equal parts, with the Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea to the southwest of the continent and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal to the southeast of the continent.
- Mainland India extends from south to north between 8 ° 4'N and 37 ° 6'N.
- India stretches from west to east between 68 ° 7'E and 97 ° 25'E longitude.
- Due to the large longitudinal span of about 29 °, large differences in local time can occur at locations at the two tip points of India. Therefore, the difference between these two points is about two hours.


Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
 Each circle that surrounds the earth divides it into two equal parts, which are called hemispheres. They are usually thought of as four hemispheres: northern, southern, eastern, and western. The equator or lines with a latitude of 0 degrees divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.