Question

The country that lies to the south of India is _______
A. Sri Lanka
B. Maldives
C. Pakistan
D. Bangladesh

Answer 1

Hint: Southern part of India is covered by a peninsular Deccan plateau, bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west, and the Indian Ocean in the south.

Complete answer:
The southern neighbors of India are Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Maldives islands are situated to the south of Lakshadweep islands and Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of the sea made by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar. So, the Maldives is on the south-west of India whereas the northern part of India is surrounded by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the north-west, China and Nepal to the North. The east part is covered by Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka has two geographical regions:
A slopy land that comprises the land, as well as the entire northern half of the island and the southern half, continues around the coast. The south-central part is mountainous with two plateaus, the Hatton and Kandy, that elevates hastily from the Ura basin. The country consists of sixteen rivers, the Mahaweli Ganga and Aruvi Aru are the longest of all. There are major cities like Colombo, Dehiwala, Moratuwa, Jaffna. The land use of forestation is, for pastures is, agricultural cultivated is and for other uses is. In the north lies the Himalayas and in the south, it has the Indian ocean. In the east, it has the Bay of Bengal and in the west, it has the Arabian sea.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: India has a vast geographical area of about a million square kilometers. Because of its vast land, India is also a subcontinent. India has water bodies on three sides and so is called peninsular India. It is located in the continent of Asia and lies entirely in the northern and eastern hemispheres.