UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 1: Location, Size and Boundaries (24 MCQs)

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UPSC Geography of India – Chapter 1: Location, Size and Boundaries (24 MCQs) – 23 questions, subject: Geography. 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.  

The latitudinal extent of the Indian mainland is:

Correct Answer: D [8°4′N to 37°6′N]

Explanation:

The mainland runs from Kanyakumari at 8°4′N in the south to its northern limit at 37°6′N.

2.  

India's share of the world's land area is about:

Correct Answer: B [2.4 per cent]

Explanation:

India's 32,87,263 km² is about 2.4 per cent of the world's land area, making it the seventh largest country.

3.  

Which one of the following States does the Tropic of Cancer NOT pass through?

Correct Answer: C [Odisha]

Explanation:

Odisha lies south of the Tropic.

4.  

Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by:

Correct Answer: D [5½ hours]

Explanation:

82°30′ ÷ 15° = 5.5 hours.

5.  

India shares its longest land border with:

Correct Answer: A [Bangladesh]

Explanation:

4,096.7 km.

6.  

Which one of the following States does NOT share a border with Bhutan?

Correct Answer: D [Meghalaya]

Explanation:

Meghalaya borders Bangladesh, not Bhutan.

7.  

Which one of the following States borders Myanmar?

Correct Answer: B [Nagaland]

Explanation:

Nagaland is one of the four States on the 1,643 km Myanmar border, with Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Mizoram.

8.  

The Ten Degree Channel separates:

Correct Answer: C [the Andaman group from the Nicobar group]

Explanation:

The Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman group in the north from the Nicobar group in the south.

9.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Indian mainland lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. The Tropic of Cancer divides India into two almost equal parts.
3. The Standard Meridian of India passes through Gujarat.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Statements 1 and 2 are correct; statement 3 is not, as the Standard Meridian does not touch Gujarat.

10.  

Assertion (A): The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh about two hours before it rises in Gujarat.

Reason (R): India extends over nearly 30° of longitude, and each degree of longitude equals four minutes of time.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Nearly 30° of longitude at four minutes per degree gives about 120 minutes, which explains the two-hour sunrise gap.

11.  

Which one of the following is the smallest State of India by area?

Correct Answer: A [Goa]

Explanation:

Goa, about 3,700 km², is the smallest of India's 28 States by area.

12.  

The Duncan Passage separates:

Correct Answer: B [South Andaman from Little Andaman]

Explanation:

the Duncan Passage, about 48 km wide, lies between Rutland Island of South Andaman and Little Andaman.

13.  

The Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir took its present name under the:

Correct Answer: C [Simla Agreement, 1972]

Explanation:

The 1972 Simla Agreement named the ceasefire line left by the 1971 war the Line of Control.

14.  

Sir Creek, a disputed stretch of the India–Pakistan boundary, lies in the:

Correct Answer: D [Rann of Kachchh]

Explanation:

Sir Creek is a tidal estuary in the Rann of Kachchh, between Gujarat and Pakistan's Sindh.

15.  

Which one of the following is a Union Territory with a legislature?

Correct Answer: A [Puducherry]

Explanation:

Puducherry, like Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, is a Union Territory with its own elected legislature.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh put into effect
2. Durand Line drawn
3. Jammu and Kashmir reorganised into two Union Territories
4. McMahon Line drawn at Simla

Select the correct answer:

Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]

Explanation:

1893, 1914, 2015, 2019.

17.  

The Palk Strait separates Tamil Nadu from:

Correct Answer: D [Sri Lanka]

Explanation:

The Palk Strait lies between Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka.

18.  

The McMahon Line separates:

Correct Answer: A [Arunachal Pradesh from Tibet]

Explanation:

Drawn at the 1914 Simla Convention, the McMahon Line separates Arunachal Pradesh from Tibet in the eastern sector.

19.  

The north–south length of India is about:

Correct Answer: B [3,214 km]

Explanation:

India measures about 3,214 km from Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south.

20.  
UPSC Prelims 2018

Among the following cities, which one lies on a longitude closest to that of Delhi?

Correct Answer: A [Bengaluru]

Explanation:

Bengaluru lies near 77°35′E, very close to Delhi's longitude.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2017

If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination?

Correct Answer: B [7]

Explanation:

Nagaland, Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Keralam.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2017

Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar?

Correct Answer: A [Sumatra]

Explanation:

across the Great Channel.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2015

Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?

Correct Answer: D [Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat]

Explanation:

Arunachal Pradesh, reaching 97°25′E, is the easternmost State and Gujarat, reaching 68°7′E, the westernmost.

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