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Indian Geography PYQ – Location of India · Earth and the Universe – 18 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.  
GSASO 2020
Find out the incorrect statement.

Correct Answer: C [Jupiter and Saturn have 55 and 31 satellites respectively]

Explanation:

Jupiter and Saturn have far more moons than 55 and 31, so that statement is the incorrect one; Saturn's density is less than water, and Mercury and Venus have no moons.

2.  
GSCE 2021
Which of the below bounds Nagaland on the east?

Correct Answer: C [Myanmar]

Explanation:

Nagaland is bounded on the east by Myanmar, with Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh to the north and Manipur to the south.

3.  
AGGS 2021
The state which shares its border with Bangladesh is

Correct Answer: D [Tripura]

Explanation:

Tripura, surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides, is one of the five Indian states sharing a border with Bangladesh.

4.  
AGGS 2021
The Indian state that does not have an International Border is

Correct Answer: A [Haryana]

Explanation:

Haryana has neither a land nor a sea international border, unlike Gujarat, Rajasthan or Tamil Nadu.

5.  
Group 2 2022
Which of the following statements are true about the location and extent of India?
(i) India is divided into almost two equal halves by the Tropic of Cancer.
(ii) India is the second largest country of the world in area.
(iii) The latitudinal and longitudinal extent is nearly thirty degrees.
(iv) The standard meridian of India passes through Bhopal.

Correct Answer: C [(i) and (iii) only]

Explanation:

The Tropic of Cancer divides India into almost two equal halves and its latitudinal and longitudinal extent are both roughly 30 degrees, so (i) and (iii) are true.

6.  
EO (HR&CE) 2022
Sir Creek forms the boundary between ______ and ______.

Correct Answer: A [Gujarat and Pakistan]

Explanation:

Sir Creek is a tidal estuary of about 96 km in the Rann of Kutch that separates Gujarat in India from Sindh in Pakistan.

7.  
CAGS 2022
Identify the false statement.

Correct Answer: D [Only four states of India touch the Nepalese border]

Explanation:

Five Indian states touch the Nepal border (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim), so saying only four do is false.

8.  
Bursar 2023
In the Southern Hemisphere the Milky Way appears much

Correct Answer: B [brighter]

Explanation:

The Milky Way's dense central region lies in the direction of Sagittarius and Scorpius and rises high in the southern sky, so it appears much brighter from the Southern Hemisphere.

9.  
AJ 2023
What is the length of India's land frontier?

Correct Answer: C [15,200 km]

Explanation:

India's land frontier is about 15,200 km, shared with seven countries.

10.  
JSO 2023
The longest border of India is with

Correct Answer: A [Bangladesh]

Explanation:

India's longest international land border is with Bangladesh, about 4,096.7 km.

11.  
Group 1C (DEO) 2023
The main land of India extends between

Correct Answer: A [8°4′ N to 37°6′ N latitude; 68°7′ E to 97°25′ E longitude]

Explanation:

India's mainland extends from 8 degrees 4' N to 37 degrees 6' N latitude and from 68 degrees 7' E to 97 degrees 25' E longitude.

12.  
Group 1C (DEO) 2023
According to the NITI Aayog, CWMI, 2018, 21 Indian cities may face Day Zero in coming years. Day Zero refers to the day a place is likely to have

Correct Answer: A [No drinking water of its own]

Explanation:

Day Zero is the day a city runs out of its own drinking water, which NITI Aayog's 2018 CWMI warned 21 cities may face.

13.  
Group 4 2024
Aksai Chin remains a disputed area between China and ______.

Correct Answer: B [India]

Explanation:

Aksai Chin, east of Ladakh, is claimed by India but has been controlled by China since the 1950s, so it is disputed between China and India.

14.  
Group 2/2A 2024
Some parts of the moon never see sunlight, because the axis of the moon is ______ to the direction of the Sun's light.

Correct Answer: A [Perpendicular]

Explanation:

The Moon's axis is almost perpendicular to sunlight (tilt about 1.5 degrees), so sunlight reaches the poles at a grazing angle and some polar craters stay permanently dark.

15.  
Group 1 2024
Choose the right match among the following :
(1) Mars – Mangalyaan
(2) Pinatubo – Volcano in Japan
(3) Crust – Inner layer
(4) Ganymede – Saturn's moon

Correct Answer: A [(1) alone is correct]

Explanation:

Mangalyaan was ISRO's Mars orbiter, while Pinatubo is a Philippine volcano, the crust is the outer layer, and Ganymede is a moon of Jupiter, so only (1) is correct.

16.  
CTS (ITI Posts) 2024
Which among the following is correct in terms of longitudinal difference between Gujarat in the west and Arunachal Pradesh in the east?

Correct Answer: B [30°]

Explanation:

Gujarat (68 degrees 7' E) and Arunachal Pradesh (97 degrees 25' E) differ by about 30 degrees of longitude, i.e. about two hours in local time.

17.  
Group 1B/1C 2024
What are 'Iris' and 'Massalia'?

Correct Answer: A [Asteroids]

Explanation:

Iris and Massalia are asteroids in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

18.  
Group 2A Mains (Revoked) 2026
Choose the correct one in the following volcanoes pertaining to dormant condition.

Correct Answer: A [Uturuncu]

Explanation:

Uturuncu in Bolivia has not erupted for about 250,000 years, making it a dormant volcano, unlike Etna, St Helens and Pacaya.

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