Question

The total area of the Republic of India is of the order of ___________.

(A) 2.3 million sq km
(B) 3.3 million sq km
(C) 4.3 million sq km
(D) 5.3 million sq km

Answer 1

Hint:
Its total area accounts for 2.4 % of the world's land surface area. It is the seventh-largest country in the world. The total area includes 78,111 sq km under occupation by Pakistan, 5180 sqkm given by Pakistan to China and 37,555 sq km under the occupation of China.

Complete solution:
The total area of the Republic of India is of the order of 3.3 million sq km. This is the provisional geographical area of India as on 31st March 1982, given by survey of India. India's coastline measures 7,517 kilometres (4,700 mi) in length; of this distance, 5,423 kilometres (3,400 mi) belong to land India and 2,094 kilometres (1,300 mi) to the Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep island chains. In keeping with the Indian armed service hydrographic charts, the dry land outline consists of the following: forty-third sandy beaches; Martinmas rocky shores, as well as cliffs; and forty-sixth mudflats or miry shores.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
 India lies on the Indian Plate, the northern part of the Indo-Australian Plate, whose continental crust forms the Indian landmass. The country is settled north of the equator between 8°4' north to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east line of longitude. It's the seventh-largest country within the world, with a complete space of 3,287,263 sq. kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi). India measures 3,214 km (1,997 mi) from north to south and a pair of 2,933 km (1,822 mi) from east to west. It's a land frontier of 15,200 km (9,445 mi) and an outline of 7,516.6 km (4,671 mi).