India Size And Location

Q1 What is the longitudinal and latitudinal extension of India ?

• (a) 68°7'E to 97°25'E and 8°5'N to 37°6'N

• (b) 8°4'E to 68°7'E and 97°25'N to 37°6'N

• (c) 68°7'E to 97°25'E and 8°4'N to 37°6′N

• (d) 68°8'E to 97°26'E and 8°5′N to 38°6′N

Q.2. Which longitude divides India into two equal parts?

• (a) The Tropic of Capricorn

• (b) The Tropic of Cancer

• (c) Prime Meridian

• (d) Standard Meridian

Q.3. Which latitude has been taken as the Standard Meridian of India?

• (a) 82° 30' E

• (b) 82° 40′ E

• (c) 82° 50'E

• (d) 82° 55' E

Q.4. Which one of the following water bodies separates Sri Lanka from India?

• (a) Palk Strait and Gulf of Khambat

• (b) Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar

• (c) Gulf of Mannar and 10° Channel

• (d) 10° Channel and Gulf of Khambat

Q.5. Which of the following countries does not share land border with India?

• (a) Sri Lanka

• (b) Pakistan

• (c) Bangladesh

• (d) Nepal

Q.6.Which one of the following groups of Union territories has common frontiers with China?

• (a) Ladakh , Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh

• (b) Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu and kashmir , and Arunachal Pradesh

• (c)Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Jammu and kashmir

• Bihar, West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

Q.7. What is the total lenght of the coastline of the mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep?

• (a) 7,516.6 km

• (b) 7,520.8 km

• (c) 8,700.9 km

• (d) 6,990.4 km

Q.8.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) Lakshadweep

• (d) Maldives

Q.9. Tropic of Cancer passes through which of these states

• (a) Orissa

• (b) Tripura

• (c) Bihar

• (d) Punjab

Q.10. 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