Q 1 – How many islands are there in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
(a) 202
(b) 203
(c) 204
(d) 205
(c) 204
Q 2 – Which strait separates India from Sri Lanka?
(a) Palk Strait
(b) Strait of Hormuz
(c) Bering Strait
(d) Malacca Strait
(a) Palk Strait
Q 3 – The northern part of India lies in the
(a) Tropical zone
(b) Temperate zone
(c) Sub-tropical zone
(d) Equatorial zone
(c) Sub-tropical zone
Q 4 – Which ocean route links, India with Europe?
(a) Corinth Canal
(b) Grand Canal
(c) Panama Canal
(d) Suez Canal
(d) Suez Canal
Q 5 – The southernmost point of India is in
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Trivandrum
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q 6 – Which is the smallest Union Territory in India?
(a) Daman and Diu
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Delhi
(d) Puducherry
(b) Lakshadweep
Q 7 – Purvanchal hills are situated in the
(a) South
(b) South- East
(c) North-East
(d) East.
(c) North-East
Q 8 – The total area of India is:
(a) 3.75 million sq. km
(b) 3.90 million sq. km
(c) 3.00 million sq. km
(d) 3.28 million sq. km
(d) 3.28 million sq. km
Q 9 – The northern part of India lies in which of the following zones?
(a) Temperate region
(b) Warm Temperate region
(c) Humid region
(d) Cold region
(b) Warm Temperate region
Q 10 – The number of time zones in the USA is
(a) Seven
(b) Six
(c) Five
(d) Four
(a) Seven
Q 11 – Choose the State in India through which the Standard Meridian of India, as well as the Tropic of Cancer, pass covering the longest distance.
(a) Odisha
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
Q 12 – Which one of the following latitudinal extent is relevant for the extent of India’s area?
(a) 8°41’N – 35°7′ N
(b) 8°4’N – 37°6′ N
(c) 8°4’N – 35°6′ N
(d) 6°45’N – 37°6′ N.
(b) 8°4’N – 37°6′ N
Q 13 – Which one of the following countries shares the longest land frontier with India?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) Myanmar
(a) Bangladesh
Q 14 – Which one of the following countries is larger in area than India?
(a) China
(b) Egypt
(c) France
(d) Iran.
(a) China
Q 15 – Which one of the following longitudes is the standard meridian for India?
(a) 69°30′ E
(b) 82°30′ E
(c) 75°30′ E
(d) 90°30′ E
(b) 82°30′ E.
Q 16 – Which of the following country is not included in Indian subcontinent?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Maldives.
(d) Maldives
Q 17 – What is India’s position from point of view of area?.
(a) Second
(b) Fifth
(c) Seventh
(d) Ninth.
(c) Seventh
Q 18 – How much is the area of India?
(a) 328.7 million sq. Km
(b) 368.7 million sq. Km
(c) 288.5 million sq. Km
(d) 338.9 sq. Km.
(a) 328.7 million sq. Km
Q 19 – How much is the longitudinal and latitudinal extent of India?
(a) 30 degree
(b) 45 degree
(c) 36 degree
(d) 40 degree.
(a) 30 degree
Q 20 – What is the length of India from north to south? .
(a) 3214 km
(b) 2856 km
(c) 2933 km
(d) 2850 km.
(a) 3214 km
Q 21 – What is the length of India from east to west?
(a) 3214 km
(b) 2856 km
(c) 2933 km
(d) 2850 km.
(c) 2933 km
Q 22 – What is the percent share of India’s total area to world’s area?
(a) 4.5%
(b) 3.2%
(c) 2.4%
(d) 2.8%.
(c) 2.4%
Q 23 – Himalayas in the north, Hindukush and Sulaiman ranges in the north-west, Purvachal hills in the north-east and by the large expanse of the Indian ocean in the south, it forms a great geographic entity which is called:
(a) Continent
(b) Subcontinent
(c) Indian Subcontinent
(d) Strait.
(c) Indian Subcontinent
Q 24 – What separates India from Srilanka?
(a) Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait.
(b) Bay of Hudson
(c) Bay of Bengal
(d) Bay of Biscay.
(a) Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait.
Q 25 – What is the length of the entire geographical coast of the mainland plus the island groups?
(a) 6204 km
(b) 6408 km
(c) 7517 km
(d) 6869 km.
(c) 7517 km.‘
Q 26 – The number of time zones in USA is
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.
(a) Seven
Q 27 – The southernmost point of India is in
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Trivandrum
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q 28 – India lies:
(a) Mainly in the northern hemisphere
(b) Entirely in the northern hemisphere
(c) On the equator
(d) More in the southern hemisphere
(b) Entirely in the northern hemisphere
Q 29 – ______ have acted as physical barrier.
(a) Himalayas
(b) Oceans
(c) Deserts
(d) Lakes
(a) Himalayas
Q 30 – Which strait separates India from Sri Lanka
. (a) Palk Strait
(b) Strait of Hormuz
(c) Bering Strait
(d) Malacca Strait
(a) Palk Strait
Q 31 – The Standard Meridian of India is
(a) 82°30’ East
(b) 82°32′ East
(c) 84°30′ East
(d) 82°30′ West
(a) 82°30’ East.
Q 32 – Kanyakumari is
(a) Near the equator
(b) Away from the equator
(c) Near the pole
(d) Away from the pole
(a) Near the equator.
Q 33 – India is the
(a) 5th largest country
(b) 2nd largest country
(c) 10th largest country
(d) 7th largest country of the world
(d) 7th largest country of the world.
Q 34 – Which countries of the world have common-frontiers with India?
(a) Pakistan
(b) England
(c) Canada
(d) Australia
(a) Pakistan.
Q 35 – Which one is the closest neighbour of India in the South
(a) Pakistan
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Sri Lanka
(d) Sri Lanka
Q 36 – The distance measured from east to west is:
(a) 3,214 km.
(b) 2,933 km.
(c) 4,000 km.
(d) 3,933 km.
(b) 2,933 km.
Q 37 – Russia has
(a) 5 time zone
(b) 11 time zone
(c) 2 time zone
(d) 6 time zone
(b) 11 time zone.
Q 38 – Length of the peninsular part of India is :
(a) 1,700 km.
(b) 1,600 km.
(c) 1,500 km.
(d) 2,000 km.
(b) 1,600 km.
Q 39 – Juhu beach is located in
(a) Chennai
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Kerala
(d) Goa
(b) Maharashtra.
Q 40 – Marina beach is located in
(a) Chennai
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tiruvananthapuram
(d) Goa
(a) Chennai.
Q 41 – Suez canal was open in
(a) 1969
(b) 1869
(c) 1850
(d) 1849
(b) 1869
Q 42 – The capacity of Tala Mega project is of
(a) 1,000 mw
(b) 400 mw
(c) 480 mw
(d) 1,020 mw
(d) 1,020 mw
Q 43 – The largest state of India is
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan.
Q 44 – The smallest state is
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Goa
(d) Assam
(c) Goa
Q 45 – Rajasthan has
(a) 30 districts
(b) 32 districts
(c) 27 districts
(d) 18 districts
(b) 32 districts
Q 46 – The population of Uttar Pradesh is
(a) 15 million
(b) 16.60 million
(c) 18 million
(d) 12.30 million
(b) 16.60 million.
Q 47 – Dispur is the capital of
(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(c) Haryana
(d) Nagaland
(a) Assam
Q 48 – India is divided into
(a) 20 states
(b) 25 states
(c) 28 states
(d) 22 states
(c) 28 states
Q 49 – The area of India is
(a) 32, 87,263 sq.km.
(b) 30,87,263 sq.km.
(c) 32,80,263 sq.km.
(d) 32,87,283 sq.km.
(a) 32, 87, 263 sq.km.
Q 50 – India shares its international boundary with Bangladesh of
(a) 3,310 km.
(b) 3,917 km.
(c) 1,752 km.
(d) 4,096 km.
(d) 4,096 km.