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Quiz on India — Location | Chapter 1 Class 11 NCERT Geography MCQ | India — Location [ Unit-I : Introduction]

 Chapter-1[India — Location [ Unit-I : Introduction]]


1. What is the Southernmost latitude of mainland India?

a) 6°45' N.

b) 8°4'N

c) 37°6'N

d) 37°9'N


Answer. b) 8°4'N


2. What is the Southernmost latitude of India?

a) 6°45' N.

b) 8°4'N

c) 37°6'N

d) 37°9'N


Answer. a) 6°45' N.


3. What is the Northernmost latitude of mainland India?

a) 6°45' N.

b) 8°4'N

c) 37°6'N

d) 37°9'N


Answer. c) 37°6'N


4. What is the westernmost longitude of India?

a) 68°7' E

b) 82°30'E

c) 97°25' E

d) 98°25' E


Answer. a) 68°7' E


5. What is the easternmost longitude of India?

a) 68°7' E

b) 82°30'E

c) 97°25' E

d) 98°25' E


Answer. c) 97°25' E


6. What is the longitude of India's Standard Time?

a) 68°7' E

b) 82°30'E

c) 97°25' E

d) 98°25' E


Answer. b) 82°30'E


7. India’s territorial limit further extends towards the sea up to --------- nautical miles from the coast.

a) 10

b) 11

c) 12

d) 200


Answer. c) 12


8. latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India, they are roughly about -------- degrees.

a) 15

b) 30

c) 45

d) 60


Answer. b) 30


9. Actual distance measured from north to south extremity of India is-----------km.

a) 2933

b) 3214

c) 3414

d) 3514


Answer. b) 3214


10. Actual distance measured from east to west extremity of India is-----------km.

a) 2933

b) 3214

c) 3414

d) 3514


Answer. a) 2933


11. Why has 82°30' E been selected as the ‘standard meridian’ of India?

a) Because India has only a one-time zone.

b) 82°30' E longitude passes middle to India.

c) There is an international understanding among the countries to select the standard meridian in multiples of 7°30' of longitude.

d) It passes through Mirzapur.


Answer. c) There is an international understanding among the countries to select the standard meridian in multiples of 7°30' of longitude.


12. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

    (Country): Number of time zones

a) Russia: 11

b) Canada: 6

c) USA: 7

d) China: 4


Answer. d) China: 4(1)


13. India with its area of ----------- million sq. km.

a) 3.21

b) 3.24

c) 3.28

d) 32.21


Answer. c) 3.28


14. India accounts for -------- percent of the world’s land surface area.

a) 1.4

b) 2.4

c) 3.2

d) 3.6


Answer. b) 2.4


15. India stands as the -------- largest country in the world.

a) 2nd

b) 3rd

c) 5th

d) 7th


Answer. d) 7th. Russia> Canada> USA> China> Brazil> Australia> India.


16. Which of the country are not included in the Indian subcontinent?

a) Afghanistan

b) Nepal

c) Bhutan

d) Bangladesh


Answer. a) Afghanistan


17. ------------ is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait.

a) Indonesia

b) Thailand

c) Sri Lanka

d) Maldive


Answer. c) Sri Lanka


18.  8 degrees channel separates India from ------------.

a) Indonesia

b) Thailand

c) Sri Lanka

d) Maldive


Answer. d) Maldive


19. Which one of the following latitudinal extents is relevant for the extent of India’s area?

a) 8°41'N - 35°7'N 

b) 8°4'N - 37°6'N 

c) 8°4'N - 35°6'N

d) 6°45'N - 37°6'N


Answer. c) 8°4'N - 35°6'N



20.  Which one of the following countries shares the longest land frontier with India?

a) Bangladesh 

b) China 

c) Pakistan

d) Myanmar


Answer. a) Bangladesh 


21. Which one of the following countries is larger in area than India?

a) China 

b) Egypt

c) France

d) Iran


Answer. a) China 



22. Which one of the following longitudes is the standard meridian for India?

a) 69°30'E 

b) 82°30'E 

c) 75°30'E

d) 90°30'E


Answer. b) 82°30'E 


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