SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalaya mountains extend for about 2, 500 kilometers (1, 550 miles), separating the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abstract. The Indian subcontinent has three physiographic components: the Himalayas in the north, the Indo-Gangetic Alluvial Plain in the middle and the Peninsula of Precambrian rocks with younger cover in the south.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solution. India is called a Sub-continent because it is a big landmass, which stands out as a distinct geographical unit from the rest of the continent. It is separated by natural features like mountains and rivers. India is also separated from the rest of the continent by the mighty Himalayas.

Detailed explanation-4: -As the 7th largest country in the world, India stands apart from the rest of Asia, marked off as it is by mountains and the sea, which give the country a distinct geographical entity.