Indian geography MCQ Practice jkssb exam
20. Name the place in India where Bay of
Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean
meet. [JPSC (Pre) 2016]
(a) Kanyakumari (b) Indira Point
(c) Nagercoil (d) Rameshwaram
21. Which one among the following cities is
called the zero-mile centre of India?
[CDS 2012]
(a) Kanpur (b) Allahabad
(c) Nagpur (d) New Delhi
22. The Amindivi and Cannanore Islands
are separated from Minicoy Island by
(a) Ten Degree Channel
(b) Nine Degree Channel
(c) Eight Degree Channel
(d) Duncan Passage
23. The Eight Degree Channel separates
which of the following? [CDS 2018]
(a) India from Sri Lanka
(b) lakshadweep from Maldives
(c) Andaman from Nicobar Islands
(d) Indira Point from Indonesia
24. The Andaman Group of Islands and the
Nicobar Group of Islands are separated
by which one of the following latitudes?
[CDS 2019]
(a) 8° N latitude (b) 10° N latitude
(c) 12° N latitude (d) 13° N latitude
25. Consider the following statements.
I. Longitude of Jabalpur’s location is
between those of Indore and Bhopal.
II. Latitude of Aurangabad’s location is
between those of Vadodara and Pune.
III. Bengaluru is situated more Southward
than Chennai. [IAS (Pre) 2003]
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) I and III (b) Only II
(c) II and III (d) I, II and III
26. Which of the following longitudes is
known as ‘‘Standard Meridian’’ in
India? [UPPSC (Pre) 2013]
(a) 87°30'E (b) 85°30'E
(c) 84°30'E (d) 82°30'E
27. The Indian Standard Time is taken from
which of the following city?
[UPPSC (Pre) 1993]
(a) Allahabad (Naini) (b) Lucknow
(c) Meerut (d) Muzaffarnagar
28. How much is the difference between
Indian Standard Time (IST) and
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?
[JPSC (Pre) 2010]
(a) + 4 1/2hours
(b) + 5 1/2hours
(c) - 5 1/2hour
(d) - 4 1/2hours
29. Sunrise in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh
would be about how many hours before
the sunrise in Western Gujarat?
[NDA 2017]
(a) One hour (b) Two hours
(c) Three hours (d) Four hours
30. Which of the following cities is closest
to IST (Indian Standard Time)
meridian? [MPPSC (Pre) 2008]
(a) Rewa (b) Sagar
(c) Ujjain (d) Hoshangabad
31. Which among the following places, will
have maximum day length in the month
of June? [UKPSC (Mains) 2006]
(a) Hyderabad (b) Chennai
(c) Bhopal (d) Delhi
32. Where does India rank in the area
among the countries of the world?
[JPSC (Pre) 2016]
(a) Fifth (b) Sixth
(c) Seventh (d) Eighth
33. Area of India is 2.4% of the total area of
the world but its [BPSC (Pre) 1994]
(a) population is 16% of world population.
(b) population is 17% of world population.
(c) population is 18% of world population.
(d) population is 28% of world population.
34. India’s share of total land area in the
world is about [WBCS 2017]
(a) 2.4 per cent (b) 2.8 per cent
(c) 3.2 per cent (d) 3.6 per cent
35. Which of the following pairs is not
correctly matched? [JPSC (Pre) 2016]
(a) Total area of India-3.28 million sq km.
(b) Latitudinal extent-8°4' N-37°6' N.
(c) Longitudinal extent-68°7' E-97°25' E.
(d) Number of states in India-26.
36. Which of the following statements are
true about India? [UPPSC (Mains) 2006]
I. India is the fifth largest country of the
world.
II. It occupies about 2.4 per cent of the
total area of the lithosphere.
III. Whole of India lies in the tropic zone.
IV. 82°30' East longitude is used to
determine Indian Standard Time.
Codes
(a) I and II (b) II and III
(c) I and III (d) II and IV
37. Arrange the following Indian cities
according to their locations from West
to East. [NDA 2017]
I. Bilaspur
II. Jodhpur
III. Bhopal
IV. Ranchi
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below.
(a) III, II, I, IV (b) II,III,I,IV
(c) IV, I, II, III (d) II,I,III,IV
38. Which one of the following countries
share the longest land frontier with India?
(a) China (b) Nepal
(c) Pakistan (d) Bangladesh
39. Who decided the border between India
and Pakistan? [RRB 2002]
(a) Lord Mount batten
(b) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
(c) Sir Stafford Radcliffe
(d) None of the above
40. The boundary line between India and
Pakistan is an example of
[MPPSC (Pre) 2016]
(a) Superimposed boundary
(b) Antecedent boundary
(c) Relict boundary
(d) Subsequent boundary
41. Durand Line demarcated the Indian
boundary with which of the following
countries? [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2006]
(a) Afghanistan (b) Burma
(c) Nepal (d) Tibet
42. Which of the following separates India
and Sri Lanka? [MPPSC (Pre) 1990]
(a) Suez Canal
(b) Palk Strait Bay
(c) Gulf of Khambhat
(d) Gulf of Kutch
43. Extension of the international
boundaries of India along with their
neighbouring countries in ascending
order are [CGPSC 2020]
(a) China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal
(b) Nepal, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh
(c) Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China
(d) Pakistan, Nepal, China, Bangladesh
44. Which of the following is geographically
closest to Great Nicobar?
[IAS (Pre) 2017]
(a) Sumatra (b) Borneo
(c) Java (d) Sri Lanka
45. Which among the following is not
correctly matched?
Bordering nation
Land boundary in km
(a) Bangladesh – 4096 km
(b) Bhutan – 694 km
(c) Myanmar – 1458 km
(d) Nepal – 1752 km
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20. (a) 21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. (a) 31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (a)
35. (d) 36. (d) 37. (b) 38. (d) 39. (b) 40. (a) 41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (b)