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Indian Geography

Test your knowledge of Indian geography including states, boundaries, mountain ranges, latitudes, and physical features of the subcontinent.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states of India. It does not pass through which of the following states?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Assam
  5. Mizoram
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

India is bounded by lofty mountains in the north. Which of these are the mountains that are found in the north-west part of India?

a. Himalayas
b. Hindukush
c. Sulaiman
d. Purvachal

  1. a and b
  2. b and c
  3. c and d
  4. a and d
  5. b and d
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The mountain ranges in India's north have acted as a formidable physical barrier in the past and except for a few mountain passes, it was difficult to cross it. Which of the following mountain passes lies in Arunachal Pradesh?

  1. Khyber
  2. Bolan
  3. Shipkila
  4. Nathula
  5. Bomdila
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Indian Standard Meridian (82o30’ E meridian) passes through which of the following states?

a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Delhi
e. Odisha

  1. a, b, c, d and e
  2. b, c, d and e
  3. a, c, d and e
  4. a, b, d and e
  5. a, b, c and e
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

India's area is 3.28 million sq. km and it accounts for 2.4 percent of the world’s land surface area. Which of the following countries is/are larger than India?

a. Canada
b. China
c. Brazil

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a, b and c
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

a. In india, there is a variation of nearly 30 degrees from longitudinal extent.
b. There is a time difference of nearly two hours between the easternmost and the westernmost parts of India.
c. The southern part of India lies within the sub-tropical zone and the northern part lies in the warm temperate zone.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a, b and c
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following apart from India, are a part of the geographic entity, the Indian Subcontinent?

a. Pakistan
b. Afghanistan
c. Nepal
d. Bhutan
e. Bangladesh
f. Myanmar

  1. a, b, c, d, e and f
  2. a, c, d and f
  3. a, c, d, e and f
  4. a, b, c, d and e
  5. a, c, d and e
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following islands in the Indian Ocean is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait?

  1. Maldives
  2. Sri Lanka
  3. Mauritius
  4. Seychelles
  5. Madagascar
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are correct?

a. Peninsular part of India extends towards the Indian Ocean.
b. India has a coastline of 6,100 km in the mainland.
c. The entire geographical coast of the mainland is 7,517 km.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and c
  5. a, b and c
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. The mainland of India, extends from Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south and Arunachal Pradesh in the east to Gujarat in the west.
b. India’s territorial limit also extends towards the sea upto 21 nautical miles from the coast.
c. India's southern boundary extends upto 6o45' N latitude in the Bay of Bengal.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and b
  5. a and c
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are incorrect?

a. Hope island lies in the Arabian sea.
b. Andaman Nicobar is in the Bay of Bengal.
c. Lakshadweep is in the Arabian sea.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. b and c
  5. a, b and c
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following states shares the international boundary line with Bhutan?

  1. Nagaland
  2. Manipur
  3. Mizoram
  4. Assam
  5. West Bengal
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours and 30 minutes.
b. The standard meridian of India passes through Delhi.
c. India has a single time zone across the country.

  1. a only
  2. b only
  3. c only
  4. a and c
  5. a, b and c
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With which of the following countries does India share the longest land frontier?

  1. Pakistan
  2. China
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Nepal
  5. Bhutan
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the standard meridian of India?

  1. 74o22' East
  2. 82o30' East
  3. 86o20' East
  4. 90o24' East
  5. 97o25' East
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