INDIA SIZE AND LOCATION
MCQS
1. India is located in which continent?
a) Asia
b) Europe
c) Africa
d) North America
2. Which two countries share the longest border with India?
a) China and Nepal
b) Pakistan and Afghanistan
c) Bangladesh and Bhutan
d) China and Bangladesh
3. India is the largest country in the world by land area.
a) second
b) fourth
c) seventh
d) tenth
4. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which Indian states?
a) Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Mizoram
b) Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Assam
c) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and West Bengal
d) Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Arunachal Pradesh
5. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Gujarat
6. The total land border of India is approximately:
a) 15,200 kilometers
b) 7,500 kilometers
c) 9,000 kilometers
d) 11,000 kilometers
7. The easternmost longitude of India is:
a) 97° 25' E
b) 82° 30' E
c) 68° 7' E
d) 77° 6' E
8. Which of the following countries share the shortest border with
India?
a) Nepal
b) Myanmar
c) Bhutan
d) Afghanistan
9. India’s total area accounts for what percentage of the
geographical area of the world?
(a) 2.9%
(b) 3.2%
(c) 2.4%
(d) 4.2%
10. The latitudinal extent of India lies between
(a) 7° 5′ N and 26° 5′ N
(b) 8° 4′ N and 37° 6′ N
(c) 12° 5′ N and 27° 5′ N
(d) 12° 5′ N and 37° 6′ N
11. n which of the following places, would you find the least
difference in the duration between day time and night time?
(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Leh
(b) Srinagar
(d) Itanagar
12. Which of the following parallels of latitude divides India into two
almost equal parts?
(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Capricorn
(c) Tropic of Cancer
(d) Prime Meridian
13. Which of the following figures shows the total area of India’s
landmass?
(a) 2.4 million square km
(b) 3.28 million square km
(c) 32.8 million square km
(d) 3.28 million km
14. Both the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India’s mainland is
about 30°. But on looking at the map of India which of the following
alternatives do you observe about India’s size?
(a) East-west extent appears to be smaller than north-south extent
(b)East-west extent appears to be larger than
north-south extent
(c) East-west and north-south extent appears equal
(d) North-south extent appears to be smaller than east-west extent
15. Which of the following influences the duration of the day and
night, as one moves from south to north?
(a) Longitudinal extent
(b) Latitudinal extent
(c) Standard Meridian
(d) All the above
16. Due to which of the following reasons is the Indian Ocean
named after India?
(a) India has a strategic location along the trans-Indian Ocean
routes
(b) No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as
India
(c) India is centrally located at the head of the Indian Ocean
(d) All the above
17. Which of the following is the longitudinal extent of India?
(a) 8°4′N and 37°6′N
(b) 68°7′E and 97°25′E
(c) 68°7′E and 97°25′W
(d) 8°4′E and 37°6′E
18. Which of the following is the western-most longitude of India?
(a)97°25′E
(b)68°7′E
(c)68°7′W
(d) 82°32′E
19. If the local time at Dwarka (69°01′E) in Gujarat to the west of
India is 6 am, what will be the local time at Dibrugarh (94°58′E
approximately 95°), in Assam, in the east?
(a) 4.16 am
(b) 6 am
(c) 7.44 am
(d) 7.44 pm
20.How many states are there in India?
(a) 28
(b) 29
(c) 24
(d) 27
