India-Size location

Question 1.
The four states which are situated along the Himalayas are:

• (a) Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh

• (b) Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan

• (c) Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand

• (d) Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh

A narrow channel of sea separating two land-masses is called:

• (a) Gulf
  

• (b) Strait
  

• (c) Isthmus
  

• (d) Bay

The neighbouring countries that share their boundaries with India are :

• (a) Pakistan and Afghanistan
  

• (b) Myanmar and Bangladesh
  

• (c) China and Nepal
  

• (d) All the above

India’s total area accounts for what percentage of the geographical area of the world?

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• (a) 2.9%
  

• (b) 3.2%
  

• (c) 2.4%
  

• (d) 4.2%

Which country among the India’s neighbours is the smallest?

• (a) Nepal
  

• (b) Bhutan
  

• (c) Sri Lanka
  

• (d) Bangladesh

Which meridian is fixed as a Standard Meridian of India?

• (a) 82½° E
  

• (b) 84½° E
  

• (c) 86° E
  

• (d) 81° E

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

In 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

Which of the following Union Territories is located along the west coast of India?

• (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  

• (b) Chandigarh
  

• (c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  

• (d) Puducherry

Which of the following places of India is located on the three seas?

• (a) Port Blair
  

• (b) Kavaratti
  

• (c) Kanyakumari
  

• (d) Kochi