SSC CGL Geography – India – Location, Size & Physiography – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level

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SSC CGL Geography – India – Location, Size & Physiography – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 12 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
India lies entirely in the:

Correct Answer: D [Northern Hemisphere]

Explanation:

Its latitudes are 8°4′N to 37°6′N.

2.  
The Tropic of Cancer passes through India along latitude:

Correct Answer: B [23°30′N]

Explanation:

It divides India into almost two equal halves.

3.  
The standard meridian of India (IST) is:

Correct Answer: C [82°30′E]

Explanation:

It passes near Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh.

4.  
Fill in the blankBy area, India is the ____ largest country in the world.

Correct Answer: A [seventh]

Explanation:

About 3.28 million km², ≈ 2.4% of the world.

5.  
The northernmost and highest range of the Himalaya is the:

Correct Answer: D [Himadri]

Explanation:

Himadri – average height about 6,000 m.

6.  
Dehra Dun is an example of a:

Correct Answer: A [longitudinal valley (dun)]

Explanation:

Duns lie between the Himachal and the Shiwaliks.

7.  
The belt of the Northern Plains where streams re-emerge and make the land swampy is the:

Correct Answer: B [Terai]

Explanation:

Bhabar Buries, Terai Turns up.

8.  
The highest peak of Peninsular India is:

Correct Answer: C [Anai Mudi]

Explanation:

Anai Mudi (2,695 m) in Keralam.

9.  
Fill in the blankThe Lakshadweep islands are of ____ origin.

Correct Answer: A [coral]

Explanation:

Small coral islands (atolls) in the Arabian Sea.

10.  
The Nine Degree Channel separates:

Correct Answer: B [Minicoy from the main Lakshadweep group]

Explanation:

Eight Degree – Minicoy | Maldives; Ten Degree – Andaman | Nicobar.

11.  
The southern part of the western coastal plain (Mangaluru to Kanyakumari) is called the:

Correct Answer: D [Malabar coast]

Explanation:

Konkan – Kannad – Malabar from north to south.

12.  
One-line recallthe doab between the Ravi and the Chenab is the:

Correct Answer: C [Rechna]

Explanation:

Re-Chna = Ravi + Chenab.

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