Q 1– The four states which are situated along the Himalayas are:
(a) Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand
(d) Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh
(a) Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh
Q 2– The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Orissa (Now Odisha)
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Tripura
(b) Orissa (Now Odisha)
Tropic of Cancer passes through Eight Indian States ……..
Q 3– Indian Standard Time or I.S.T. is how many hours ahead or behind of G.M.T. or Universal Time?
(a) 5 hrs 30 min behind G.M.T.
(b) 15 hrs ahead of G.M.T.
(c) 5 hrs 30 min ahead of G.M.T.
(d) None of the above
(c) 5 hrs 30 min ahead of G.M.T.
Q 4– The eastern most longitude of India is
(a) 97°25′E
(b) 68°7′ E
(c) 77°6′E
(d) 82°32′E
(a) 97°25′E
Q 5– The neighboring countries that share their boundaries with India are :
(a) Pakistan and Afghanistan
(b) Myanmar and Bangladesh
(c) China and Nepal
(d) All the above
(d) All the above
Q 6– Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim have common frontiers with
(a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar
(c) Nepal
Q 7– ________ ocean will have to be crossed by a ship going from Singapore to Mogadishu?
(a) the Indian Ocean
(b) the Pacific Ocean
(c) the Arctic Ocean
(d) Antarctic Ocean
(a) the Indian Ocean
Q 8– If you intend to visit Kavaratti during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Andaman & Nicobar
(d) Diu and Daman
(b) Lakshadweep
Q 9– India’s total area accounts for what percentage of the geographical area of the world?
(a) 2.9 %
(b) 3.2 %
(c) 2.4 %
(d) 4.2 %
(c) 2.4%
Q 10– My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
Q 11– The capital of Mizoram is-
(a) Imphal
(b) Kohima
(c) Agartala
(d) Aizwal
(d) Aizwal
Q 12– Match the following:
| Column A (a) Indian mainland extends (b) Indian longitudinal extends (c) The land area of India is (d) India has a land boundary (e) The standard Meridian of India |
Column B 1. 68°07′ E and 97°25′ E 2. 3.28 million sq. km 3. lies on 82° 30′ E 4. between 8°4′ N and 37°6′ N 5. of about 15,200km |
(a) Indian mainland extends ———————- 4. between 8°4′ N and 37°6′ N
(b) Indian longitudinal extends—————— 1. 68°07′ E and 97°25′ E
(c) The land area of India is ———————– 2. 3.28 million sq. km
(d) India has a land boundary ——————- 5. of about 15,200 km
(e) The standard Meridian of India———— 3. lies on 82°30′ E
Q 13– How many states and Union Territories does India have?
(a) India has 26 States and 7 Union Territories
(b) India has 25 States and 7 Union Territories
(c) India has 28 States and 7 Union Territories
(d) India has 28 States and 6 Union Territories
(c) India has 28 States and 7 Union Territories
Q 14 – Which country among India’s neighbours is the smallest?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bangladesh
(b) Bhutan
Q 15– Which line divides India into approximately two equal parts?
(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Tropic of Capricorn
(d) None of these
(b) Tropic of Cancer
Q 16– The latitudinal extent of India lies between
(a) 7° 5′ N and 26° 5′ N
(b) 8° 4′ N and 37° 6′ N
(c) 12° 5′ N and 27° 5′ N
(d) 12° 5′ N and 37° 6′ N
(b) 8° 4′ N and 37° 6′ N
Q 17– In which of the following places, would you find the least difference in the duration between day time and night time?
(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Leh
(b) Srinagar
(d) Itanagar
(a) Kanyakumari
Q 18– What is the position of India in the world in respect of area?
(a) 8th position
(b) 7th position
(c) 6th position
(d) 2nd position
(b) 7th position
Q 19– Which of the following Union Territories is located along the west coast of India?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(d) Puducherry
(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Q 20– Which meridian is fixed as a Standard Meridian of India?
(a) 82½° E
(b) 84½° E
(c) 86° E
(d) 81° E
(a) 82½° E
Q 21– The Standard Meridian of India, 82°30′E passes through which of the following places?
(a) Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu
(b) Walong in Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Kachchh in Gujarat
(d) Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh
(d) Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh
Q 22– The latitudinal extent of India lies between
(a) 7° 5′ N and 26° 5′ N
(b) 8° 4′ N and 37° 6′ N
(c) 12° 5′ N and 27° 5′ N
(d) 12° 5′ N and 37° 6′ N
(b) 8° 4′ N and 37° 6′ N
Q 23– Which of the following places of India is located on the three seas?
(a) Port Blair
(b) Kavaratti
(c) Kanyakumari
(d) Kochi
(c) Kanyakumari
Q 24– Which of the following parallels of latitude divides India into two almost equal parts?
(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Capricorn
(c) Tropic of Cancer
(d) Prime Meridian
(c) Tropic of Cancer
Q 25– Tropic of Cancer passes through which of these states
(a) Orissa
(b) Tripura
(c) Bihar
(d) Punjab
(b) Tripura
Q 26– Which of the following has reduced India’s distance from Europe by 7000 km?
(a) Suez Canal
(b) Panama Canal
(c) Indira Gandhi Canal
(d) Buckingham Canal
(a) Suez Canal
Q 27– Which of the following longitudes is selected as the Standard Meridian for India?
(a) 68°7′E
(b) 82°30′E
(c) 97°25′E
(d) 23°30′N
(b) 82°30′E
Q 28– Which geographical feature bounds India’s mainland south of 22°N latitude?
(a) Young Fold Mountains
(b) Sandy Desert
(c) Lava Plateaus
(d) Seas and Ocean
(d) Seas and Ocean
Q 29– Which of the following influences the duration of the day and night, as one moves from south to north?
(a) Longitudinal extent
(b) Latitudinal extent
(c) Standard Meridian
(d) All of the above
(b) Latitudinal extent
Q 30– Which of the following is the oldest route of contact between India and other countries of the world?
(a) Ocean routes
(b) Maritime contact
(c) Land routes
(d) Air routes
(c) Land routes
Q 31– Which of the following groups of islands belonging to the Indian territory lies in the Bay of Bengal?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Maldives
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q 32– How many states and Union Territories are there in India?
(a) 28 states and 7 Union Territories including Delhi
(b) 23 States and 12 Union Territories
(c) 26 states and 9 Union Territories
(d) 30 States and 5 Union Territories
(a) 28 states and 7 Union Territories including Delhi
Q 33– Which of the following figures shows the total area of India’s landmass?
(a) 2.4 million square km
(b) 3.28 million square km
(c) 32.8 million square km
(d) 3.28 million km
(b) 3.28 million square km
Q 34– India achieved multi-faceted socio-economic progress during which of the following periods?
(a) Since ancient times
(b) During medieval period
(c) In the 21st century
(d) During the last five decades
(d) During the last five decades
Q 35– How did spices, muslin and other merchandise were taken from India to different countries in ancient times?
(a) Through oceans
(b) Through air
(c) Through various passes across the mountains
(d) None of the above
(c) Through various passes across the mountains
Q 36– Which one of the following water bodies separates Sri Lanka from India?
(a) Palk Strait and Gulf of Khambhat
(b) Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar
(c) Gulf of Mannar and 10° Channel
(d) 10° Channel and Gulf of Khambhat
(b) Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar
Q 37– Which of the following is the longitudinal extent of India?
(a) 8°4′N and 37°6′N
(b) 68°7′N and 97°25′E
(c) 68°7′E and 97°25′W
(d) 8°4′E and 37°6′E
(b) 68°7′N and 97°25′E
Q 38– Which of the following is the smallest state in India?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Tripura
(c) Goa
(d) Uttaranchal
(c) Goa
Q 39– What is the length of the Indian coastline?
(a) 8716 km
(b) 7165 km
(c) 9515 km
(d) 7516 km
(d) 7516 km
Q 40– The eastern-most longitude of India is
(a) 97°25′E
(b) 68°7′E
(c) 77°6′E
(d) 82°32′E
(a) 97°25′E
Q 41– Which of the following countries is larger than India in terms of land area?
(a) Russia
(b) New Zealand
(c) South Africa
(d) Great Britain
(a) Russia
Q 42– Which latitude passes through the southern-most point of India’s mainland?
(a) 8°4′N
(b) 37°6′N
(c) 8°4′S
(d) 82°30′E
(a) 8°4′N
Q 43– Which of the following groups of islands belonging to the Indian territory lies in the Arabian Sea?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Lakshdweep
(d) Maldives
(c) Lakshdweep.
Q 44– India has land boundary of about
(a) 18,200 km
(b) 7516.6 km
(c) 15,200 km
(d) 2458 km
(c) 15,200 km
Q 45– Which geographical feature bounds India’s mainland south of 22°N latitude?
(a) Young Fold Mountains
(b) Sandy Desert
(c) Lava Plateaus
(d) Seas and Ocean
(d) Seas and Ocean
Q 46– Due to which of the following reasons is the Indian Ocean named after India?
(a) India has a strategic location along the trans-Indian Ocean routes
(b) No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India
(c) India is centrally located at the head of the Indian Ocean
(d) All the above
(d) All the above
Q 47– Both the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India’s mainland is about 30°. But on looking at the map of India which of the following alternatives do you observe about India’s size?
(a) East-west extent appears to be smaller than the north-south extent
(b) East-west extent appears to be larger than the north-south extent
(c) East-west and north-south extent appears equal
(d) North-south extent appears to be smaller than the east-west extent
(a) East-west extent appears to be smaller than the north-south extent
Q 48– India achieved multi-faceted socio-economic progress during which of the following periods?
(a) Since ancient times
(b) During medieval period
(c) In the 21st century
(d) During the last five decades
(d) During the last five decades
Q 49– If the local time at Dwarka (69°01′E) in Gujarat to the west of India is 6 am, what will be the local time at Dibrugarh (94°58′E approximately 95°), in Assam, in the east?
(a) 4.16 am
(b) 6 am
(c) 7.44 am
(d) 7.44 pm
(c) 7.44 am