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India's Geographical Location and Extent

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Q101. Between whom is there a dispute over the Siachen Glacier area?

  1. AIndia and Pakistan
  2. BIndia and China
  3. CIndia and Nepal
  4. DChina and Nepal
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Answer: A) India and Pakistan

Q102. Siachen Glacier is located in which Indian state/union territory?

  1. AUttar Pradesh
  2. BHimachal Pradesh
  3. CLadakh
  4. DSikkim
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Answer: C) Ladakh

Q103. Which of the following is the southernmost geographical unit of India?

  1. AKanyakumari
  2. BRameshwaram
  3. CLakshadweep
  4. DNicobar Islands
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Answer: D) Nicobar Islands

Q104. In which modern Indian state are the regions of 'Konkan', 'Marathwada' and Vidarbha located?

  1. AKarnataka
  2. BMaharashtra
  3. CMadhya Pradesh
  4. DGujarat
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Answer: B) Maharashtra

Q105. Identify the following states of India through which the Tropic of Cancer passes and arrange them in order from east to west - 1. Gujarat 2. West Bengal 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Jharkhand 5. Madhya Pradesh 6. Bihar 7. Chhattisgarh Select the correct answer using the code given below-

  1. A2, 5, 7, 4, 1
  2. B2, 4, 7, 5, 1
  3. C3, 4, 6, 7, 5
  4. D3, 7, 4, 6, 2
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Answer: B) 2, 4, 7, 5, 1

Q106. The Patkai Hills separate India from what?

  1. AChina
  2. BMyanmar
  3. CPakistan
  4. DBangladesh
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Answer: B) Myanmar

Q107. The group of states with which Manipur shares its borders are-

  1. AMeghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura
  2. BNagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya
  3. CNagaland, Assam and Mizoram
  4. DNagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura
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Answer: C) Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram

Q108. Who determined the border between India and Pakistan?

  1. ALord Mountbatten
  2. BSir Cyril John Radcliffe
  3. CSir Stafford Radcliffe
  4. DLoris
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Answer: B) Sir Cyril John Radcliffe

Q109. Which of the following Indian states shares its borders with Bangladesh on the north, south and west?

  1. ATripura
  2. BMeghalaya
  3. CWest Bengal
  4. DAssam
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Answer: A) Tripura

Q110. Which of the following Indian states does not share its border with Bangladesh?

  1. AMeghalaya
  2. BTripura
  3. CAssam
  4. DManipur
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Answer: D) Manipur

Q111. Which are the Indian states bordering Pakistan?

  1. AGujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir
  2. BGujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan
  3. CJammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab
  4. DJammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan
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Answer: B) Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan

Q112. What is the most important feature of the Indian islands located in the Arabian Sea?

  1. AThey are quite small in size
  2. BThey are all of coral origin
  3. CIt has a very dry climate
  4. DThey are extensions of the mainland.
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Answer: B) They are all of coral origin

Q113. The easternmost point of India is located in which of the following states?

  1. AMizoram
  2. BMeghalaya
  3. CArunachal Pradesh
  4. DNagaland
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Answer: C) Arunachal Pradesh

Q114. The easternmost point of India is-

  1. AWokha
  2. BMokokchung
  3. CDaulachara
  4. DKibithu
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Answer: D) Kibithu

Q115. In which part of India is Barren Volcanic Island located?

  1. AAndaman Islands
  2. BNicobar Islands
  3. CLakshadweep
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: A) Andaman Islands

Q116. Havelock Island was renamed as ....... in December 2018.

  1. AShaheed Dweep
  2. BNetaji Subhash Bose Island
  3. CSwaraj Island
  4. DVeer Savarkar Island
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Answer: C) Swaraj Island

Q117. In which of the following Indian states does the sun's rays fall first in the morning?

  1. ATripura
  2. BMeghalaya
  3. CSikkim
  4. DArunachal Pradesh
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Answer: D) Arunachal Pradesh

Q118. The three largest states of India in order of area are-

  1. ARajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
  2. BMadhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
  3. CMaharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
  4. DMadhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
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Answer: A) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra

Q119. Which state is not a part of the 'Seven Sisters' of the North-Eastern States?

  1. AMeghalaya
  2. BWest Bengal
  3. CArunachal Pradesh
  4. DTripura
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Answer: B) West Bengal

Q120. The most extensive physiographic region of India is-

  1. ANorthern Plains
  2. BNorthern Mountains
  3. Ccoastal plain
  4. DSouthern Plateau
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Answer: D) Southern Plateau

Q121. Which Indian state shares its border with three countries: Nepal, Bhutan and China?

  1. AArunachal Pradesh
  2. BMeghalaya
  3. CWest Bengal
  4. DSikkim
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Answer: D) Sikkim

Q122. Which important latitude divides India into two almost equal parts?

  1. A23⁰ 30' South
  2. B23⁰ 30 North
  3. C0⁰
  4. D33⁰ 30 North
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Answer: B) 23⁰ 30 North

Q123. The westernmost point of India is-

  1. A23⁰ 7' West, in Gujarat
  2. B68⁰ 7' West, in Rajasthan
  3. C68⁰ 7' East, in Gujarat
  4. D68⁰ 7' East, in Rajasthan
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Answer: C) 68⁰ 7' East, in Gujarat

Q124. Which plateau is situated between the Aravalli and Vindhya ranges?

  1. AMalwa Plateau
  2. BChotanagpur Plateau
  3. CDeccan Plateau
  4. DPeninsular Plateau
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Answer: A) Malwa Plateau

Q125. Name the westernmost point of India.

  1. AAmreli
  2. BDahod
  3. CBharuch
  4. DGuhaar Moti
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Answer: D) Guhaar Moti

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