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 Northernmost 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. (C)
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 a 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)
16. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are separated by which of the following?
(A) Ten degree channel
(B) Great Channel
(C) Bay of Bengal
(D) Andaman Sea
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)
20. Match thesePort State
A. Bhatkal 1. Kerala
B. Alleppey 2. Tamil Nadu
C. Kakinada 3. Karnataka
D. Thoothukudi 4. Andhra Pradesh
(Tuticorin)
A B C D
(A) 1 3 4 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
Ans. (C)
21. Which of the following state is the member of “Seven Sisters”?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Tripura
(C) Orissa
(D) Bihar
Ans. (B)
22. What is the name of the disputed coastal area located far from the Gujarat coast in between India
and Pakistan?
(A) Gulf of Cambay
(B) Sir Creek
(C) Gulf of Khambhat
(D) Mouth of Indus
Ans. (B)
23. Which of the following union territory of India has four districts but the border of its district do not meet with another district?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Puducherry
(C) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(D) Andaman and Nicobar islands
Ans. (B)
24. Which borderline separates India from Pakistan?
(A) McMohan Line
(B) Radcliffe Line
(C) 17th Parallel Line
(D) Durand Line
Ans. (B)
25. The nations, separated by the 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 a minimum area is-
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Srilanka
(D) Bangladesh
Ans. (A)
27. Which of the following countries shares the the longest border with India?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) China
(D) Pakistan
Ans. (A)
28. The dispute over Siachen Glacier is between
(A) India and China
(B) India and Afghanistan
(C) India and Pakistan
(D) India and Nepal
Ans. (C)
29. ‘Sun Temple’ is situated in the state of
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Odisha
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (C)
30. On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?
(A) December 22
(B) March 21
(C) June 22
(D) September 23
Ans: (A)
31. With which country, India has the longest international boundary?
(A) Nepal
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) Bangladesh
Ans. (D)
32. Arrange the following cities in order from North to South
(1) Bhubaneshwar
(2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Cochin
(A) 1,3,2,4 (B) 1,2,3,4
(C) 1,2,4,3 (D) 1,3,4,2
Ans: (A)
33. Which of the following city is situated in the farthest east?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Jablapur
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Chennai
Ans. (A)
34. Which among the following districts is not situatad in the terai of Uttar pradesh?
(A) Pilibhit
(B) Bahraich
(C) Lakhimpur
(D) Hardoi
Ans. (D)
35. Which of the following Indian States is broadly as large as the European nation Poland?
(A) Bihar
(B) Odisha
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Madhya pradesh
Ans. (D)
36. West Bengal shares boundaries with how many countries?
(A) one
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four
Ans. (C)
37. Which state does not share a common border with Chhattisgarh?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Maharashtra
Ans. (A) (
38. The latitudes of main land of India extends between __________.
(A) 8°4′ N and 37°6′ N
(B) 8°4′ W and 37°6′ W
(C) 8°4′ E and 37°6′ E
(D) 8°4′ S and 37°6′ S
Ans. (A)
39. Bangladesh does not share its border with which Indian state?
(A) Assam
(B) Tripura
(C) Jharkand
(D) Meghalaya
Ans. (C)
40. Nepal shares a border with which other country besides India?
(A) China
(B) Bhutan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Afghanistan
Ans. (A)
41. The longitudes of mainland of India extends between __________.
(A) 68°7′ E and 97°25′ E
(B) 68°7′ W and 97°25′ W
(C) 68°7′ N and 97°25′ N
(D) 68°7′ S and 97°25′ S
Ans. (A)
42. In the north-west, India shares its land boundaries with which country?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Myanmar
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Pakistan
Ans. (D)
43. The latitude which passes through Sikkim also passes through _____.
(A) Haryana
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Himachal Pradesh
Ans. (B)
44. India is the ______ largest country in the world.
(A) 3rd
(B) 5th
(C) 7th
(D) 9th
Ans. (C)
45. Name the estuary on the border of India and Pakistan?
(A) Daman Creek
(B) Sir Creek
(C) Karwar Creek
(D) Mandovi Creek
Ans. (B)
46. The Indian State of Sikkim does not share a border with which neighbouring country?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Bhutan
(D) China
Ans. (B)
47. Which of the following country is not a member of BRICS association?
(A) Brazil
(B) Russia
(C) Iceland
(D) China
Ans. (C)
48. With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan
(D) Sri Lanka
Ans. (A)
49. India has longest international border with which country?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Nepal
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Pakistan
Ans. (C)
50. With which of the following country, India has a land dispute near Tawang?
(A) Pakistan
(B) China
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Bangladesh
Ans. (B)
51. How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 8
(D) 5
Ans. (D)
52. Which country is not a member of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)?
(A) Thailand
(B) Myanmar
(C) India
(D) Pakistan
Ans. (D)
53. India has a land boundary of about _________ km.
(A) 5200
(B) 10200
(C) 15200
(D) 20200
Ans. (C)
54. The landmass of India has an area of ______ million square km.
(A) 1.28
(B) 2.28
(C) 3.28
(D) 4.28
Ans. (C)
55. Which of the following Indian state does not share International land border?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans. (D)
56. With which country India has signed a bilateral contract for development and operations of
Chabahar port?
(A) Israel
(B) Iran
(C) Tehran
(D) Turkey
Ans. (B)
57. Katchatheevu Island was ceded by India to which country in 1974?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) the Maldives
(C) Indonesia
(D) Myanmar
Ans. (A)