Question

Locate and label the following on the same map of India.
The Standard Meridian of India.
Garo hills.

Answer 1

Hint: India is a vast and diverse country. It has various types of landforms like hills, plains, plateau and mountains. Maps are used to locate places. The information about a place or the world in a simple and visual way is presented by the maps. Distances and locations are also known with the help of maps.

Complete answer:
The eighty-two degree and five minutes longitude is called the standard meridian of India. It passes through five States of our country namely Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Garo hills are part of the region of Garo-Khasi. These hills lie in Meghalaya. The Garo tribal community lives in the majority in these hill areas. Garo hill range is spread over the State of Assam and Bangladesh. These hills are very rich in flora and fauna.

Note: Indian standard time is measured by the standard meridian line. The standard meridian of India lies east of the Greenwich line. Zero degrees longitude is called the Greenwich line.