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1. The southernmost Himalayas are known as
a) Shiwaliks
b) Himadri
c) Himachal
d) Sahyadris
Answer. a. Shivalik;
- The southernmost Himalayas are known as Shiwaliks.
- The northernmost Himalayas are known as Himadri.
2. Sahyadris is also known as
a) Aravali
b) the Western Ghats
c) Himadri
d) the Eastern Ghats
Answer. b) the Western Ghats
- Sahyadris is also known as the Western Ghats.
3. The Palk Strait lies between the countries
a) Sri Lanka and the Maldives
b) India and Sri Lanka
c) India and Maldives
d) India and Indonesia
Answer. b) India and Sri Lanka
- Strait is a narrow water channel that connects two larger bodies.
- The Palk Strait lies between India and Sri Lanka.
4. The Indian islands in the Arabian Sea are known as
a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
b) Lakshadweep Islands
c) the Maldives
d) Mauritius
Answer. b) Lakshadweep Islands
- The Indian islands in the Arabian Sea are known as Lakshadweep.
5. The oldest mountain range in India is the
a)) Aravali hills
b) Western ghats
c) the Himalayas
d) Eastern Ghats
Answer. a. Aravali Hills
- Aravali Hills is the oldest mountain range in India and it is one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world.
6. What is the total area of India?
a) 3.28 million square km
b) 3.16 million square km
c) 32.28 million square km
d) 31.16 million square km
Answer. a) 3.28 million square km
7. A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides is called?
a) Continent
b) Island
c) Peninsula
d) Isthmus
Answer. c) Peninsula
8. North-south extension of the mainland of India is around?
a) 2,900 km
b) 3,200 km
c) 2,922 km
d) 3,218 km
Answer. b) 3,200 km
9. East-West extension of the mainland of India is around?
a) 2,900 km
b) 3,200 km
c) 2,922 km
d) 3,218 km
Answer. a) 2,900 km
10. How many time zone have in the USA?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 11
Answer. c) 7
11. How many time zone have in Canada?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 11
Answer. b) 6
12. How many time zone have in Russia?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 11
Answer. d) 11
13. What is the latitudinal extension of mainland India?
a) 8°4'N and 37°6'N latitudes
b) 7°4'N and 36°6'N latitudes
c) 8°8'N and 37°8'N latitudes
d) 6°4'N and 32°6'N latitudes
Answer. a) 8°4'N and 37°6'N latitudes
14. What is the longitudinal extension of mainland India?
a) 68°7'W and 97°25'W longitudes.
b) 68°7'E and 97°25'E longitudes.
c) 38°7'E and 67°25'E longitudes.
d) 58°7'E and 87°25'E longitudes.
Answer. b) 68°7'E and 97°25'E longitudes.
15. What is the local time difference between East ( Arunachal Pradesh ) and West (Gujarat)?
a) 2 hours
b) 1 hour 45 minutes
c) 1 hour 30 minutes
d) 2 hours 30 minutes
Answer. a) 2 hours
16. What are the longitudinal values of the Standard Meridian of India?
a) 82°30'E
b) 84°30'E
c) 86°30'E
d) 88°30'E
Answer. a) 82°30'E
17. How many countries share the land border with India?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 2
Answer. b) 7
18. How many countries share the water border with India?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 9
d) 2
Answer. d) 2; Sri Lanka and the Maldives
19. Which of the following country is separated by the Palk Strait from India?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Pakistan
c) the Maldives
d) Indonesia
Answer. a) Sri Lanka
20. Arrange the following from North to South order?
1. the Aravali Range
2. Vidhyachal Range
3. Satpura Range
4. Ajanta Range
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 2,1,4,3
c) 1,2,4,3
d) 1,4,3,2
Answer. a) 1,2,3,4
21. Most popular hills stations of the Himalayas are found in which of the following Himalayan range?
a) Great Himalaya
b) Himadri
c) Himachal Himalaya
d) Shiwalik Himalaya
Answer. c) Himachal Himalaya or Middle Himalaya
22. Which of the following is the southernmost range of the Himalayas?
a) Great Himalayas
b) Himadri
c) Himachal Himalaya
d) Shiwalik Himalaya
Answer. d) Shiwalik Himalaya
23. Which of the following delta is the largest in the world?
a) Amazon
b) the Nile
b) Sundarban Delta
c) the Mekong
Answer. b) Sundarban Delta; it is triangular in shape.
24. Which of the following is not the other name of Western Ghats?
a) Himadri
b) Nilgiri
c) Sahyadris
d) Anaimalai Hills
Answer. a) Himadri
25. Skeletons of tiny marine animals are called Polyps?
a) Corals
b) Coral Islands
c) Polyps Skeletons
d) None
Answer. a) Corals
26. The Greater Himalayas are also known as_________________.
a) Himadri
b) Sahyadri
c) Himachal
d) Shiwalik
Answer. a) Himadri
27. The largest state in India in terms of area is__________________.
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra
Answer. c) Rajasthan
28. The river Narmada falls into the __________________ sea.
a) Indian Sea
b) Bay of Bengal
c)Arabian Sea
d) Andaman
Answer. c) the Arabian Sea
29. The latitude that runs almost halfway through India is ___________.
a) the Equator
b) Tropic of Cancer
c) Tropic of Capricorn
d) Prime Meridian
Answer. b) Tropic of Cancer
30. India has an area of about ________________.
a) 3.28 million square km
b) 3.16 million square km
c) 32.28 million square km
d) 31.16 million square km
Answer. a) 3.28 million square km.
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