Location and Physical Features -India

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through

• Rajasthan

• Tripura

• Jharkhand

• Bihar

• None of the above

Which one of the following forms the southern-most tip of the Indian mainland?

• Indira Point

• Kanniyakumari

• Palk Strait

• Kavaratti

_____________ port of India is closest to the Suez Canal route?

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?

• North-south extent appears to be smaller than east-west extent

• 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

1. Name the state where the hill stations Mussoorie, Nainital and Ranikhet are located.

• Uttar Pradesh

• Himachal Pradesh

• Uttarakhand

• None of the above

Which of the following physiographic divisions of India was formed out of accumulations in the Tethys geosyncline?

• The Himalayas

• The Northern Plains

• The Peninsular Plateau

• The Indian Desert

What is the reason behind the lowering of the Himalayan elevation?

• Weathering and erosion

• Deposition of fossil fuels

• Turbulent climatic conditions

• Drifting snow belts

Lesser Himalayas are also known as the ____________________.

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

• China

• Nepal

• Bhutan

• Myanmar

Which country has longest boundary with India?

• Bhutan

• China

• Myanmar

• Nepal