Political Geography || Indian geography Short questions
1. The Standard Meridian of India is–
(A) 75.5 E longitude
(B) 82.5 E longitude
(C) 90.5 E longitude
(D) 0 longitude
Ans. (B)
2. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by-
(A) 5.30 hours
(B) 4:30 hours
(C) 4 hours
(D) 5 hours
Ans. (A)
3. Which of the following will not get direct rays of sun?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Chennai
(C) Thiruvananthapuram
(D) Srinagar
Ans. (D)
4. Which of the following city located on Northern most Latitude?
(A) Patna
(B) Allahabad
(C) Panchmarhi
(D) Ahmedabad
Ans. (A)
5. What is the name of India’s Southern Tip?
(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Point Calimere
(C) Indira Point
(D) Kovalam
Ans. (C)
6. Which of the nations are connected with Palk Strait?
(A) India and Sri Lanka
(B) North Korea and South Korea
(C) Pakistan and China
(D) Britain and France
Ans. (A)
7. Which district of Himachal Pradesh touches the border of China?
(A) Kinnaur
(B) Chamba
(C) Kullu
(D) Sirmaur
Ans. (A)
8. Which of the following is the largest union territory of India?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Puducherry
(C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(D) Lakshadweep
Ans.
9. Which state is the protectorate of India?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Nagaland
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Sikkim
Ans. (D)
10. Which group of following states shares the boundary with Nagaland?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya
(B) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur
(C) Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur
(D) Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Mizoram
Ans. (B)
11. Which of the following state does not share boundary with Myanmar?
(A) Assam
(B) Manipur
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Nagaland
Ans. (A)
12. Which is not correctly matched?
(A) Darjeeling – West Bengal
(B) Mount Abu – Rajasthan
(C) Kodaikanal – Tamil Nadu
(D) Shimla – Uttar Pradesh
Ans. (D)
13. Correct pair of the state and its capital is –
(A) Nagaland – Shillong
(B) Jharkhand – Ranchi
(C) Uttarakhand – Nainital
(D) Chattisgarh – Bilaspur
Ans. (B)
14. Which of the following state land is situated on eastern and western coasts?
(A) Puducherry
(B) Kerala
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
Ans. (A)
15. Which state has the largest coastline in India?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Orissa
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (A)
17. Where is Saddle Peak in Andaman and Nicobar Island situated?
(A) Great Nicobar
(B) Middle Andaman
(C) Little Andaman
(D) Northern Andaman
Ans. (D)
18. West Bengal makes borders with how many countries?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
Ans. (C)
19. The border of Union Territory of Puducherry does not meet with –
(A) Karnataka
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Kerala
Ans. (A)
21. Which of the following state is the member of “Seven Sisters”?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Tripura
(C) Orissa
(D) Bihar
Ans. (B)
24. Which border line separates India from Pakistan?
(A) McMohan Line
(B) Radcliffe Line
(C) 17th Parallel Line
(D) Durand Line
Ans. (B)
25. The nations, separated by McMohan line are-
(A) Afghanistan and Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh and India
(C) China and India
(D) Pakistan and India
Ans. (C)
26. India’s neighbour country with minimum area is-
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Srilanka
(D) Bangladesh
Ans. (A)