Understanding India Unit 5 MCQs
Q1. What is the length of the Indian coastline?
(a) 4451 km
(b) 5821 km
(c) 7516.6 km
(d) 9813.7 km
Q2. Tropic of cancer passes from?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Bihar
(d) Jharkhand
Q3. Which state has the smallest land area?
(a) Bihar
(b) Nagaland
(c) Manipur
(d) Goa
Q4. Which state is not touched by Western Ghats?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Odisha
Q5. The Palk Strait lies between India and ________
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Myanmar
(c) Maldives
(d) Bangladesh
Q6. Which river flows through the Thar desert?
(a) Yamuna
(b) Chambal
(c) Luni
(d) Tapi
Q7. Which state has the maximum coastline along the Bay of Bengal?
(a) Odisha
(b) West Bengal
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Q8. The Cardamom hills are located in which state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Q9. Which river does not drain into the Bay of Bengal?
(a) Krishna
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Narmada
(d) Godavari
Q10. The Brahmaputra river originates in which country?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bhutan
(c) China
(d) India
Q11. Sri Lanka is situated off the southeast coast of India across the Palk Strait and
Gulf of ______ ?
(a) Kutch
(b) Mannar
(c) Khambhat
(d) Cambay
Q12. An island between India and Sri Lanka is ____ ?
(a) Chorao
(b) Divar
(c) Ilha grande
(d) Kachchatheevu
Q13. What is the length of the Indian border with Afghanistan ?
(a) 106 km
(b) 601 km
(c) 575 km
(d) 755 km
Q14. Which of the following countries share maritime boundaries with India?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Maldives
(c) Indonesia
(d) All of these
Q15. Which of the following countries share the longest land border with India?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) China
(d) Nepal
Q16. Which of the following countries share the shortest land border with India?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Nepal
Q17. Indian states bordering Bangladesh are
(a) West Bengal, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya
(b) Nagaland, Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal
(c) Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura
(d) Nagaland, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura
Q18. Which one of the following Indian states does not share border with Bhutan?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
Q19. Which of the following states of India has an international boundary on its three
sides?
(a) Assam
(b) Nagaland
(c) Tripura
(d) West Bengal
Q20. Which of the following countries shares the longest land frontier with India?
(a) China
(b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bangladesh
Q21. Durand Line demarcated the Indian boundary with which of the following
countries?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Burma
(c) Nepal
(d) Tibet
Q22. Which mountain range forms the northern boundary of India?
(a) Himalayas
(b) Western Ghats
(c) Aravalli Range
(d) Eastern Ghats
Q23. The highest peak in India is:
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Kangchenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Kanchenjunga
Q24. The Great Indian desert is located in which state?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Punjab
(d) Haryana
Q25. The largest delta in India is formed by which river?
(a) Narmada
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Yamuna
(d) Godavari
Q26. The largest freshwater lake in India is:
(a) Dal Lake
(b) Chilika Lake
(c) Vembanad Lake
(d) Wular Lake
Q27. ___________ is known as the "Land of Five Rivers" in India.
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Q28. Which river flows through the valley known as "Ladakh"?
(a) Indus
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Yamuna
(d) Ganges
Q29. Which of the following coast is a part of the Eastern Coast of India?
(a) Konkan Coast
(b) Malabar Coast
(c) Coromandel Coast
(d) Southern Coast
Q30. Which of the following coastal plain is formed by the alluvial deposits of the
Sabarmati, Mahi and numerous tiny streams?
(a) Gujarat Coastal Plain
(b) West Coastal Plain
(c) Karnataka Coastal Plain
(d) East Coastal Plain
Q31. The most famous Marina Beach is located on which of the following coastal plain?
(a) Gujarat coastal Plain
(b) West Coastal Plain
(c) Karnataka Coastal Plain
(d) East Coastal plain
Q32. The 9 degree channel is located on which of the following Islands?
(a) Arabian Sea Islands
(b) Bay of Bengal Islands
(c) Offshore Islands
(d) None of the above
Q33. Which of the following is the biggest island in the Andaman group of Islands?
(a) Middle Andaman
(b) Ross Island
(c) Saddle Peak
(d) Pilomillow Island
Q34.Which of the following is the biggest island in the Nicobar group of Islands?
(a) Middle Andaman
(b) Ross Island
(c) Great Nicobar
(d) Pilomillow Island
Q35. Which of the following is the smallest island in the Nicobar group of Islands?
(a) Middle Andaman
(b) Ross Island
(c) Great Nicobar
(d) Pilomillow island
Q36.The extreme southernmost point of India, i.e., Pygmalion point is location in which
of the following Islands?
(a) Arabian Sea Islands
(b) Bay of Bengal Islands
(c) Offshore Islands
(d) None of the above
Q37. Which of the following Indian states has the longest sea coast?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Tamil Nadu
Q38. Which of the following is known as ‘Cape Comorin’ ?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Kashmir
(c) Kanyakumari
(d) Gujarat
Q39. India’s largest forest is ___________
(a) Sundarbans
(b) Kanha NationalPark
(c) Jim Corbett National Park
(d) Gir National Park
Q40. Which forests are also referred to as ‘Monsoon Forests’?
(a) Montane Forest
(b) Tropical Deciduous Forest
(c) Tropical Evergreen Forest
(d) Mangrove Forest
Q41. The famous Pichavaram Mangrove Forest is located in which Indian State?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Q42. When was ‘Project Tiger’ launched in India?
(a) 1968
(b) 1973
(c) 1984
(d) 1993
Q43. Which of the following states is the largest producer of Bamboo in India?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Mizoram
(d) Uttarakhand
Q44. Which of the following is an endemic species?
(a) Nicobar Pigeon
(b) Indian wild ass
(c) Desert fox
(d) Indian rhino
Q45. What causes rainfall on the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu in the beginning of
winters?
(a) North Eastern Monsoon
(b) Local air circulation
(c) Temperate cyclones
(d) None of the above
Q46. In which state of India the rain caused by a lightning storm is called ‘Cherry
Blossom’?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Karnataka
Q47. Mango showers are common in ____________
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) West Bengal
Q48. Which of the following local winds helps in ripening of mangoes?
(a) Nor Westors
(b) Mango Shower
(c) Loo
(d) Blossom Shower
Q49. Which of the following states first receives the rain from the south-west monsoon?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Kerala
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Q50. Most part of India receives rainfall from ___________________
(a) March to June
(b) June to September
(c) August to November
(d) November to February
