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Chapter 1 India – Size and location MCQ
Q- India lies in which hemisphere?
a) Southern hemisphere
b) Eastern hemisphere
c) Western hemisphere
d) Northern hemisphere
Answer: d) Northern hemisphere
Q- What are the latitudinal boundaries of India?
a) 8°4’N and 37°6’N
b) 23°30’N
c) 68°7’E and 97°25’E
d) 15,200 km
Answer: a) 8°4’N and 37°6’N
Q- Which line divides India into almost two equal parts?
a) Equator
b) Tropic of Capricorn
c) Tropic of Cancer
d) Prime Meridian
Answer: c) Tropic of Cancer
Q- Which of the following is NOT an island group of India?
a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
b) Lakshadweep Islands
c) Maldives Islands
d) None of the above
Answer: c) Maldives Islands
Q- What is the total area of India in square kilometers?
a) 7,516.6 km
b) 15,200 km
c) 3.28 million square km
d) 2.4 percent of the total geographical area of the world
Answer: c) 3.28 million square km
Q- India ranks ________ in terms of its size among the countries of the world.
a) First
b) Second
c) Fifth
d) Seventh
Answer: d) Seventh
Q- What is the total length of India’s coastline, including the mainland and islands?
a) 8,000 km
b) 10,000 km
c) 7,516.6 km
d) 15,200 km
Answer: c) 7,516.6 km
Q- Which geographical feature bounds India in the northwest, north, and northeast?
a) Deserts
b) Plateaus
c) Young fold mountains
d) Coastal plains
Answer: c) Young fold mountains
Q- South of which latitude does India begin to taper towards the Indian Ocean?
a) 10° north
b) 22° north
c) 30° north
d) 45° north
Answer: b) 22° north
Q- Which two seas are divided by the tapering shape of India?
a) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
b) Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
c) Caspian Sea and Black Sea
d) South China Sea and Philippine Sea
Answer: b) Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
Q- What is the approximate latitudinal extent of the Indian mainland?
a) 10°
b) 20°
c) 30°
d) 40°
Answer: c) 30°
Q- What is the time lag between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh?
a) One hour
b) Two hours
c) Three hours
d) Four hours
Answer: b) Two hours
Q- Which city in Uttar Pradesh is taken as the standard time for the whole country?
a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) Mirzapur
Answer: d) Mirzapur
Q- Why is the time along the Standard Meridian of India (82°30’E) important?
a) It is the prime meridian of India.
b) It is the latitude that determines the duration of day and night.
c) It is the reference for establishing time zones in India.
d) It is the location of the central clock tower in India.
Answer: c) It is the reference for establishing time zones in India.
Q- Which continent does India extend southward from?
a) North America
b) Africa
c) Asia
d) Australia
Answer: c) Asia
Q- Which routes connect Europe in the West and East Asia, making India strategically located?
a) Trans-Pacific routes
b) Trans-Atlantic routes
c) Trans-Indian Ocean routes
d) Trans-Arabian Sea routes
Answer: c) Trans-Indian Ocean routes
Q- What distinguishes India’s coastline on the Indian Ocean from other countries?
a) Its length
b) Its temperature
c) Its depth
d) Its salinity
Answer: a) Its length
Q- Which type of contact is older for India: land routes or maritime contacts?
a) Land routes
b) Maritime contacts
c) Both developed simultaneously
d) It is not mentioned in the text
Answer: a) Land routes
Q- Which geographical feature restricted India’s maritime contacts for a long time?
a) Dense forests
b) Vast deserts
c) High mountains
d) Oceans
Answer: d) Oceans
Q- What were some of the things that India exchanged with other countries through land routes?
a) Ideas and commodities
b) Spices and muslin
c) Greek sculptures
d) Upanishads and Ramayana
Answer: a) Ideas and commodities
Q- Which countries share land boundaries with India in the northwest?
a) Sri Lanka and Maldives
b) Pakistan and Afghanistan
c) China and Nepal
d) Myanmar and Bangladesh
Answer: b) Pakistan and Afghanistan
Q- Which water body separates India from Sri Lanka?
a) Arabian Sea
b) Bay of Bengal
c) Palk Strait
d) Gulf of Mannar
Answer: c) Palk Strait
Q- Which group of islands is situated to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands?
a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
b) Maldives Islands
c) Seychelles Islands
d) Canary Islands
Answer: b) Maldives Islands
Q- How does India’s position in South Asia differ from the rest of Asia?
a) It is physically separated by a large desert.
b) It has a unique geographical shape.
c) It is politically independent from the rest of Asia.
d) It is mentioned in the text.
Answer: b) It has a unique geographical shape.
