Geography Quiz

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through (a) Rajasthan (b) Orissa (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Tripura Answer: (b) Orissa

• Rajasthan

• Orissa

• Chhattisgarh

• Tripura

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (ii) The easternmost longitude of India is (a) 97° 25′E (b) 68° 7′E (c) 77° 6′E (d) 82° 32′E Answer: (a) 97° 25′E

• 97° 25′E

• 68° 7′E

• 77° 6′E

• 82° 32′E

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (iii) Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with (a) China (b) Bhutan (c) Nepal (d) Myanmar Answer: (c) Nepal

• China

• Bhutan

• Nepal

• Myanmar

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (iv) If you intend to visit Kavarati during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to (a) Pondicherry (b) Lakshadweep (c) Andaman and Nicobar (d) Diu and Daman Answer: (b) Lakshadweep

• Pondicherry

• Lakshadweep

• Andaman and Nicobar

• Diu and Daman

Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (v) My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country. (a) Bhutan (b) Tajikistan (c) Bangladesh (d) Nepal Answer: (b) Tajikistan

• Bhutan

• Tajikistan

• Bangladesh

• Nepal

Answer the following questions briefly. (i) Name the group of islands lying in the Arabian Sea. (ii) Name the countries which are larger than India. (iii) Which island group of India lies to its south-east? (iv) Which island countries are our southern neighbours?

The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west but the watches show the same time. How does this happen?

The central location of India at the head of the Indian Ocean is considered of great significance. Why?