Question

India’s total geographical area accounts for _____ percent of the area of the world.
a)4.2
b)2.4
c)3.4
d)4.3

Answer 1

Hint: India is a country in the Northern Hemisphere. It falls between 8°4' north to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude.

Complete answer: India is the seventh largest country in the world. It also houses the second largest population in the world. The country is surrounded by Himalayas to the north, Arabian sea to the west, Bay of Bengal to the east and Indian ocean to the south.The country is situated in Asia which is the largest continent by area as well as population.
The total geographical area of the world is 510,072,000 square kilometer. OF this 510 million square kilometer, around 30%of the area is land. This means, 149million square kilometer of earth’s surface is land.
India, on the other hand, has a geographical area of 3,287,263 square kilometer. It makes around 2.4%of India’s total geographical area of the world. Since India is between 8°4' north to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude, its northernmost point and southernmost point are 3,214 km apart. Similarly , its easternmost point and westernmost point are about 2,933 km apart.
The country has a land boundary of 15,200km and a coastline of 7516km.

Therefore the correct answer is option (B) 2.4%.

Note: Russia is the largest country on earth and covers almost 11.5% of the world's geographical area. In terms of area, India is the third largest country in Asia. Within India, Rajasthan and Goa are the largest and smallest states respectively.