India - Size and Location MCQ
1. A narrow channel of sea which separates two land masses is known as:
(a) Mound
(b) Pass
(c) Strait
(d) Valley
ans (c)
2. China is the ....................... largest country in the world?
(a) Second
(b) Fourth
(c) Third
(d) Seventh
ans (b)
3. The sun rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer on:
(a) 21 June
(b) 22 December
(c) 21 March
(d) 22 July
ans (a)
4. Which of the following is the southernmost latitude of the Indian mainland?
(a) 8o 4' North
(b) 8o 4' South
(c) 6o 4' South
(d) 6o 4' North
ans (a)
5. When was Indira-Point submerged under water?
(a) 2005
(b) 2004
(c) 2007
(d) 2002
ans (b)
6. From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh the time lag is?
(a) 2 hrs 35 min.
(b) 2 hrs 10 min.
(c) 2 hrs
(d) 2 hrs 15 min.
ans (c)
7. What is the North-South extent of India?
(a) 3214 kms
(b) 2933 kms
(c) 3241 kms
(d) 3213 kms
ans (a)
8. The land mass of India has an area of ................... Million square kms.
(a) 7.68
(b) 8.54
(c) 3.28
(d) 9.59
ans (c)
9. What is the Standard Meridian of India?
(a) 82o 30' West
(b) 82o 30' South
(c) 82o 30' East
(d) 82o 30' North
ans (c)
10. What is the latitudinal extent of India?
(a) 8o 4' N to 37o 6' N
(b) 6o 4' N to 37o 6' N
(c) 7o 4' N to 36o 7' N
(d) 8o 4' N to 39o 6' N
ans (a)
11. The Southernmost point of Indian mainland is?
(a) Kavarati
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Kanyakumari
(d) Indira Point
ans (c)
12. Which country shares land boundaries with India in the west?
(a) China
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Pakistan
ans (d)
13. What is IST?
(a) Indian Stretchable Time
(b) International Standard Time
(c) Indian Stabilized Time
(d) Indian Standard Time
ans (d)
14. Which is the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
(a) Kavaratti
(b) Pondicherry
(c) Port Blair
(d) Diu and Daman
ans (c)
15. The east-west extent of India is
(a) 3000 kms
(b) 2933 kms
(c) 3010 kms
(d) 2910 kms
ans (b)
16. India lies in which of the hemisphere?
(a) Southern & Eastern
(b) Northern & Eastern
(c) Northern & Western
(d) Southern & Western
ans (b)
17. Tropic of Cancer does not pass through?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Orissa
(d) Tripura
ans (c)
18. The westernmost longitude of India is?
(a) 82o 30' East
(b) 68o 7' West
(c) 68o 7' East
(d) 97o 25' East
ans (c)
19. Indian state with the longest coastline on the eastern coast:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Orissa
(d) Jharkhand
ans (b)
20. Latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is?
(a) 33o
(b) 35o
(c) 30o
(d) 32o
ans (c)
21. Kavarati is situated in?
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Diu and Daman
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Lakshadweep
ans (d)
22. India is the ................. largest country in the world.
(a) Fifth
(b) Sixth
(c) Seventh
(d) Eighth
ans (c)
23. Suez Canal was opened in the year
(a) 1869
(b) 1969
(c) 1769
(d) 1896
ans (a)
24. Total length of the coast line of the Indian mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep is?
(a) 7156.6 kms
(b) 7516.6 kms
(c) 7651.6 kms
(d) 7566.6 kms
ans (b)
25. India has got .............. no. of states and ............ no. of union territories?
(a) 28 States 5 union territories
(b) 27 States 7 union territories
(c) 28 States 7 Union Territories
(d) 27 States 5 union territories
ans (c)
