INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
General Introduction of India
1. The latitudinal extent of
mainland India is between ........ [SSC
2017]
(a) 8°4' North and 37°6' North
(b) 8°4' West and 37°6' West
(c) 8°4' East and 37°6' East
(d) 8°4' South and 37°6' South
2. The latitudes that pass through
Sikkim also pass through
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Punjab
3. Which one of the following
latitudes passes throughmaximumIndian states?
(a) 20° N latitude
(b) 22° N latitude
(c) 24° N latitude
(d) 26° N latitude
4. The important latitude which
almost divides (pre) India into two parts is
(a) 23°30' South
(b) 33°30' North
(c) 0°
(d) 23°30' North
5. The longitudinal extent of India
is between [RRB 2011, 2006, 2005]
(a) 68° 7' E and 97° 25' E
(b) 67° 8' E - 98° 52' E
(c) 57° 8' E - 97° 25' E
(d) 65° E - 95 E
6. Tropic of Cancer passes through [MPPSC (Pre) 2014]
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Tripura
(c) Mizoram
(d) All of these
7. Through how many Indian states
does the Tropic of Cancer pass?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) 9
8. Name the State of India through
which Tropic of Cancer passes.
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Jharkhand
9. Which of the following Indian
state lies North of the Tropic of Cancer?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Manipur
(c) Mizoram
(d) Tripura
10. Among the following cities, which
one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
(a) Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Jodhpur
(d) Nagpur
11. Which one of the following towns
is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?
(a) Agartala
(b) Gandhinagar
(c) Jabalpur
(d) Ujjain
12. 70° East longitude passes through
(a) Jodhpur
(b) Jaisalmer
(c) Dholpur
(d) Nagaur
13. The Western most place of India, ‘Guhar
Moti’ is situated in which the State/UT of India.
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Gujarat
(d) Punjab
14. The Southernmost point of India
is
(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Rameshwaram
(c) Indira Point
(d) Point Calimere
15. Where is the southernmost point
of India located?
(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Great Nicobar
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Madras
16. The Northernmost place of India, ‘Indira
Col’ is situated in
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Ladakh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
17. Which one among the following
major Indian cities is most Eastward located?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bhopal
(c) Lucknow
(d) Bengaluru (Bangalore)
18. In terms of longitude the Eastern
most State of India is [WBCS
2017]
(a) Mizoram
(b) Manipur
(c) Nagaland
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
19. Which one of the following pairs
of states of India indicates the Eastern most and Western most state?
(a) Assam and Rajasthan
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Assam and Gujarat
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
20. Name the place in India where Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and
Indian Ocean meet.
(a)
Kanyakumari
(b)
Indira Point
(c)
Nagercoil
(d)
Rameshwaram
21. Which one among the following cities is called the zero-mile
centre of India?
(a)
Kanpur
(b)
Allahabad
(c)
Nagpur
(d)
New Delhi
22. The Amindivi and Cannanore Islands are separated from Minicoy
Island by
(a)
Ten Degree Channel
(b)
Nine Degree Channel
(c)
Eight Degree Channel
(d)
Duncan Passage
23. The Eight Degree Channel separates which of the following? [CDS 2018]
(a)
India from Sri Lanka
(b)
lakshadweep from Maldives
(c)
Andaman from Nicobar Islands
(d)
Indira Point from Indonesia
24. The Andaman Group of Islands and the Nicobar Group of Islands are
separated by which one of the following latitudes? [CDS 2019]
(a)
8° N latitude
(b)
10° N latitude
(c)
12° N latitude
(d)
13° N latitude
25. Consider the following statements.
I. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is between
those of Indore and Bhopal.
II. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is between
those of Vadodara and Pune.
III. Bengaluru is situated more southward than
Chennai. [IAS (Pre)
2003]
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a)
I and III
(b)
Only II
(c)
II and III
(d)
I, II and III
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (b)
12. (b) 13. (c)
14. (c) 15. (b)
16. (b) 17. (c)
18. (d) 19. (d)
20. (a)
21. (c)
22. (b)
23. (b)
24. (b)
25. (c)
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