India Size and Location part 1

Which of the following has reduced India’s distance from Europe by 7000 km?

• Suez Canal
• Erie Canal
• Indira Union Canal
• Suzhou Canal

…………. ocean will have to be crossed by a ship going from Singapore to Mogadishu?

• Indian Ocean
• Passific Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Antarctic Ocean

A narrow channel of sea separating two land-masses is called:

• Coastline
• Strait
• Delta
• Bay

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?

• East-west extent appears to be smaller than north-south extent
• East-west extent appears to be larger than north-south extent
• East-west and north-south extent appears equal
• North-south extent appears to be smaller than east-west extent

By which geographical feature is India bounded in the north-west, north and north-east?

• Northern Plains
• Plateaus
• Young Fold Mountains
• Desert

From Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat there is a time lag of:

• 30 minutes
• 2 hours
• 4 hours
• None of the Above

How many states and Union Territories are there in India?

• 28 states and 7 Union Territories including Delhi

• 23 States and 12 Union Territories

• 28 states and 9 Union Territories

• 30 States and 5 Union Territories

How many states and Union Territories does India have?

• India has 28 States and 9 Union Territories
• India has 25 States and 7 Union Territories
• India has 28 States and 6 Union Territories
• India has 29 States and 7 Union Territories

How much times is India bigger than France?

• 6 times
• 16 times
• 4 times
• 9 times

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?

• 4.16 am
• 0.25
• 7.44 am
• 7.44 pm