Question

The westernmost longitude of India is _____________.
A.$84^\circ N$
B.$37^\circ 6'N$
C.$97^\circ 25'E$
D.$68^\circ 7'E$

Answer 1

Hint: We need to know that longitude is the angular distance measured on the earth's surface to the east or west of the central reference points. The latitudinal and longitudinal extensions help us to measure the time and location using the standard scale.

Complete answer:
\[84^\circ \]N lies to the north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It passes only through the Arctic Ocean.\[37^\circ 6\]’Is the Southernmost latitudinal range of India. It passes through Kanyakumari in Tamil nadu. is the easternmost longitude of India. It passes through Arunachal Pradesh.\[68^\circ 7\]’E is the westernmost longitude of India. It passes through Jaipur located in Rajasthan, the largest state in India in terms of area. India lies on the Indian plate and is situated in the north of the Equator. It is the \[7\]th largest country in the world and measures \[3214\]km from North to South and \[2933\]km from East to West. In the northern hemisphere, it extends its latitude from \[8^\circ 4'\]N to \[37^\circ 6\]'N and longitudes from \[68^\circ 7\]'E to \[97^\circ 25\]'E. It also helps in marking places on the world map.\[68^\circ 7\]’E also read as sixty-eight degrees seven-minute east is the westernmost longitude of India.\[82^\circ 30\]’E is the most important longitude of the country as the central meridian is taken to measure the Indian standard time.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: We need to remember that the latitudinal and longitudinal extensions help us in measuring the distance between the countries and calculating the exact time through a standard measurement scale.