Question

Which of the following statements is correct?
A) India is the fifth largest country in the world.
B) India is the sixth-largest country in the world.
C) India is the seventh-largest country in the world.
D) India is the smallest country in the world.

Answer 1

Hint: Any country is considered to be the largest country of the world on the basis of the total area it covers. Total area includes both the land area and water area. With a total area of roughly 17 million square kilometres, Russia is by far the largest country.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A) India is the fifth largest country in the world: This is not the correct option because Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country. Brazil has an area of 8,515,767 square kilometres.
Option B) India is the sixth-largest country in the world: This is not the correct option because Australia is the world’s sixth-largest country. Australia has an area of 7,741,220 square kilometres.
Option C)India is the seventh-largest country in the world: This is the correct option because India is the world’s seventh-largest country. It has a total size of 3,287,263 square kilometres, which is almost 3200000 square kilometres. India is located north of the equator between 8°4' north and 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east and 97°25' east longitude. It is placed 7th in terms of area, with land covering 91 percent of the land and water covering 9 percent.
Option D)India is the smallest country in the world: This is not the correct option because, with a landmass of about 0.49 square kilometres, Vatican City is the world's smallest country (0.19 square miles). Vatican City is a self-contained territory surrounded by Rome.

The correct option is ‘C’ i.e, India is the seventh-largest country in the world.

Note: India is a sovereign country surrounded by the Arabian and Indian oceans, the Himalayas, and the Bay of Bengal. India is also a diverse country in terms of climate, fauna, culture, vegetation, and language. India is the world's second-most populous country, after China.