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Chennai – 600064
QUESTION BANK 2024 – 2025
NAME OF THE TEACHER: Mrs. Sanjuna R
SUBJECT: Geography CLASS:
IX
NAME OF THE LESSON: India’s Size and Location
1 Assertion (A) India is bounded by young fold mountains in the
North-West, North and North-East.
Reason (R) The Himalayas lie on the Northern part of India.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true, but R is false.
D) A is false, but R is true.
2 Assertion (A) India has 28 States and 8 Union Territories.
Reason (R) As on 2019, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh became
two different Union Territories and as on 2020, Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman and Diu became a single Union Territory of India.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true, but R is false.
D) A is false, but R is true
3 Assertion (A) The latitudinal extent influences the duration of day
and night as one moves from South to North.
Reason (R) Sunrays fall directly on the places located on the
equator while the fall slanting towards the poles. Thus, as the
latitudes increase, the chances of change in day and night from
place-to-place increases.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true, but R is false.
D) A is false, but R is true.
4 Assertion (A) The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland
is about 30° but the East-West extent appears smaller than the
North-South extent.
Reason (R) The North-South distance of India is 3214 km.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true, but R is false.
D) A is false, but R is true.
5 Assertion (A) The Southernmost point of the Indian Union, 'Indira
Point, got submerged under the sea water in 2004.
Reason (R) In 2004 Indian Islands and coastal areas were hit by a
huge Tsunami.
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A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true, but R is false.
D) A is false, but R is true
6 The location of India lies in which of the following hemispheres?
A) Southern
B) Northern
C) Eastern
D) None of these
7 The Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following states?
A) Gujarat
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Chhattisgarh
D) All of these
8 The area of India is
A) 2.8 million sq. km
B) 2.44 million sq. km
C) 3.28 million sq. km
D) 5.6 million sq. km
9 India is the ............ extension of the Asian continent.
A) Northward
B) Southward
C) Eastward
D) Westward
10 The Deccan Peninsula extends towards which ocean?
A) The Pacific Ocean
B) The Atlantic Ocean
C) The Indian Ocean
D) The Antarctic Ocean
11 The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:
A) Rajasthan
B) Odisha
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Uttarakhand
12 The Standard Meridian of India passes through which state.
A) Rajasthan
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Maharashtra
13 Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea called.
A) Gulf of Kachchh
B) Palk Strait
C) Colombo Gulf
D) Gulf of Khambhat
14 Which one of the following water bodies separates Sri Lanka and
India?
A) Palk Strait and Gulf of Khambhat
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B) Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar
C) Gulf of Mannar and 10° Channel
D) 10° Channel and gulf of Khambhat
15 IST stands for
A) Indian Status Terminals
B) India, States and Territories
C) Indian Standard Time
D) None of the above
16 Why is there a difference of two hours in local time between the
Easternmost part of Arunachal Pradesh and the Westernmost part
of Gujarat?
17 What is meant by Indian Standard Time? Why do we need a
Standard Meridian for India? Explain.
18 Explain why Ahmedabad and Kolkata are able to see the noon sun
exactly overhead twice a year but not Delhi.
19
Classify the states into five groups each having common frontiers
Pakistan, China, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Nepal.
20 How has India developed relationships with the world through the
route?
