(a) Assam and Rajasthan
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Assam and Gujarat
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
8. Answer: (d)
Option (d) is correct: The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of mainland India is about 30°. The east-west extent appears to be smaller than the north-south extent. Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat are the easternmost and westernmost States of India.
Additional Information: Lying entirely in the Northern hemisphere, the mainland extends between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E. The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30’N) divides the country into almost two equal parts. To the southeast and southwest of the mainland lie the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep Islands in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, respectivelyThe Southernmost point of the Indian Union is ‘Indira Point’.
