India: Size & Location, grade 9

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:

• (a) Rajasthan

• (b) Orissa (Now Odisha)

• (c) Chhattisgarh

• (d) Tripura

The eastern most longitude of India is:

• (a) 97°25’ E

• (b) 68°7′ E

• (c) 77°6’E

• (d) 82°32’E

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with:

• (a) China

• (b) Bhutan

• (c) Nepal

• (d) Myanmar

If you intend to visit Kavarati 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

Your friend: Margeret hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.

• (a) Bhutan

• (b) Tajikistan

• (c) Bangladesh

• (d) Nepal

• (e) None of the above

How many states and Union Territories does India have?

• (a) India has 26 States and 7 Union Territories

• (b) India has 27 States and 9 Union Territories

• (c) India has 28 States and 9 Union Territories

• (d) India has 29 States and 9 Union Territories

Which line divides India into approximately two equal parts?

• (a) Equator

• (b) Tropic of Cancer

• (c) Tropic of Capricorn

• (d) None of these

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

Which meridian is fixed as a Standard Meridian of India?

• (a) 82½° E

• (b) 83½° E

• (c) 84½° E

• (d) 81½° E

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