- India is located
(a) Between latitude 8°4′ South to 37°6′ North and longitude 68’7′ West to 97°25′ East
(b) Between latitude 8°4′ South to 37°6′ North and longitude 68°7′ East to 97°25′ West
(c) Between latitude 8°4′ North to 37°6′ North and longitude 68°7′ East to 97°25′ East
(d) Between latitude 8°4′ South to 37°6′ North and longitude 68°7′ West to 97°25′ East - What is Indian Standard Time (IST) based on?
(a) 90°E meridian
(b) 82 1/2° E meridian
(c) 75°E meridian
(d) 0° meridian - Which of the following longitudes is the standard meridian of India?
(a) 83°30′ E
(b) 82°30′E
(c) 82°30′ W
(d) 83°30′ W - If the sun rises in TIRAP in Arunachal Pradesh at 5.00 AM (IST), what is the sunrise in Kandla in Gujarat? What time will it be (IST)?
(a) Around 5:30 in the morning
(b) around 6:00 am
(c) around 7:00 am
(d) around 7:30 am - IST’s meridian 82 1/2°E passes through many states of India. In this regard, which of the following sets of states , Which one is correct?
(a) Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh
(b) Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha
(c) Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
(d) Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
- Does not pass through the meridian of Indian Standard Time
(a) From Andhra Pradesh
(b) From Chhattisgarh
(c) From Maharashtra
(d) from Uttar Pradesh - Which of the following is true regarding the time zone of India?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(i) . There is a standard time for the entire country.
(ii) . Andaman-Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands have different time zones.
(iii). Indian Standard Time (IST) GMT It is five and a half hours behind.
Code –
(b) only 2
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1 and 3
(a) only 1 - Which of the following cities is situated at the nearest distance from the Tropic of Cancer?
(a) Agartala (b) Gandhinagar
(c) Jabalpur (d) Ujjain - Tropic of Cancer passes
(a) From Madhya Pradesh
(b) From Tripura
(c) From Mizoram
(d) All of these - Which of the following Indian states is located north of the Tropic of Cancer?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Manipur
(c) Mizoram
(d) Tripura - Which important latitude divides India into two almost equal parts?
(a) 23°30′ South
(b) 33°30′ North
(c) 0°
(d) 23°30′ North - India is the largest in the world in size.
(a) is the fifth largest country
(b) is the sixth largest country
(c) is the seventh largest country
(d) none of these - How far does India’s territorial boundary extend into the sea?
(a) 10 nautical miles
(b) 12 knots
(c) 14 knots
(d) 15 knots
- Which of the following touches the border of India?
(a) Arabian Sea
(b) Bay of Bengal
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) All of these - Which is Radcliffe Line?
(a) America-Canada border line
(b) India-Pakistan border line
(c) India-China border line
(d) Russia-Finland border line - The McMahon Line forms the boundary
(a) Between India and China
(b) Between India and Pakistan
(c) Between India and Myanmar
(d) Between India and Nepal - Expansion of India’s international border between its neighboring countries , The ascending order is
(a) China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal
(b) Nepal, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh
(c) Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China
(d) Pakistan, Nepal, China, Bangladesh - Which of the following categories is the latest in India?
(a) Aravali
(b) Vindhyachal
(c) Himalaya
(d) Eastern Ghats - Between which two mountain ranges is Kashmir Valley located?
(a) Ladakh and Zaskar
(b) Greater Himalayas and Pir Panjal
(c) Greater Himalaya and Jaskar
(d) Karakoram and Ladakh - Zaskar Range is situated
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Assam
(d) Arunachal Pradesh - On which part of the Himalayas the ‘Karewa’ landform is found?
(a) North-eastern Himalayas
(b) Eastern Himalayas
(c) Himachal-Uttarakhand Himalaya
(d) Kashmir Himalaya - Where is the highest peak of the Himalayas ‘Kanchenjunga’ located?
(a) Kashmir
(b) Nepal
(c) Sikkim
(d) Himachal Pradesh - Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I List II
A.K-2 1. Uttarakhand
B. Nanda Devi 2. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Tara Paha 3. Sikkim
D. Kanchenjunga 4. Himachal Pradesh
Code –
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
- Which of the following geographical regions in the country is the oldest?
(a) Himalayan mountain region
(b) Great plain of North India
(c) Indian Peninsular Plateau
(d) Eastern coastal plain - Consider the following statements
- Cotton textile mills have been established in the Malwa plateau of Madhya Pradesh.
- Malwa plateau is covered with black soil.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) only 1
(b) only 2
(c) 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
- Dandakaranya is located
(a) In Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
(b) In Chhattisgarh and Odisha
(c) In Jharkhand and Odisha
(d) In Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand - Which one of the following (Show-State/Union Territory) is correctly matched?
(a) Policy-Uttarakhand
(b) Aghil-Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Mana-Himachal Pradesh
(d) Diphu-Ladakh - Consider the following statements
- Amarkantak hills are at the confluence of Vindhya and Sahadri ranges.
- Biligirirangan hills are the easternmost part of the Satpura range.
- Seshachalam Hills are the southernmost part of the Western Ghats. How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) only one
(b) only two
(c) all three
(d) none
- Through which of the following passes is the route to Leh?
(a) Zojila
(b) Shipkila
(c) Chumbi Valley
(d) Banihal - In which state is Nelang Valley located?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Uttarakhand - Which of the following ranges separates the Kashmir Valley from the Indus Valley
(a) Dhauladhar
(b) Great Himalaya
(c) Pirpanjal
(d) Shivalik - What is Kayal?
(a) Terai plain
(b) Ganga Delta
(c) Regar of Deccan Plateau
(d) Lagoons of Kerala - Also known as the Western Coastal name by which the northern part of Plain of India, it is the other
(a) Karnataka coast
(b) Malabar
(c) Konkan
(d) Coromandel - Sri Harikota Island is situated
(a) Near Chilka Lake
(b) Near the mouth of Mahanadi
(c) Near Pulicat Lake
(d) Near the mouth of Godavari - If the latitude and longitude extension of an Indian state/union territory is 14°53’15″N to 15°48′00″N and 74°20′13″E to 74°40’33” E, then which of the following Which state/union territory is that from?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Goa
(d) Delhi - Which of the following states of India ranks second in terms of population and third in terms of area (2011 census)?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra - About 30% of India’s area is contained in three states. These three states are
(a) Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
(d) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh - Which of the following is the correct order of the states of India in descending order of their area?
(a) Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
(c) Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
(d) Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh - Four persons are traveling to different states of India. Who would you advise to protect against snowstorms?
(a) The person going to Arunachal Pradesh
(b) The person going to Assam
(c) The person going to Tripura
(d) The person going to Odisha - Which state of India touches maximum state borders?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh - Which one of the following states shares borders with the maximum number of other states?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Andhra Pradesh - Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Assam-Shillong
(b) Meghalaya-Kohima
(c) Mizoram-Aizawl
(d) Nagaland-Guwahati
- The latitude passing through Sikkim passes through which one of the following?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Punjab
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
- The border of which of the following districts of Madhya Pradesh does not touch Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Bhind
(b) Satna
(c) Shivpuri
(d) Sheopur - The correct descending order of formation of the following states is
(a) Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana
(b) Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana
(d) Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan - Consider the following Indian state
- Chhattisgarh
- Telangana
- Andhra Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Tamil Nadu
Which of the above states are the largest and smallest respectively on the basis of geographical area?
(a) 3 and 4
(b) 3 and 2
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 2 and 5
- Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List – I List – II
A. Baghelkhand 1. West Bengal
B. Kuttanad 2. Madhya Pradesh
C.Saurashtra 3. Kerala
D.Radh 4. Gujarat
Code –
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 4 1 2
