MCQS – INDIA SIZE AND LOCATION

Q1. Which country has one of the ancient civilisations in the world?
A. France
B. India
C. United Kingdom
D. United States of America
Q2. The main land of India extends between latitudes ____ and ____.
A. 3°7’N and 10°1’N
B. 6°8’N and 17°1’N
C. 6°4’N and 28°6’N
D. 8°4’N and 37°6’N
Q3. What are the longitudes in which India is located?
A. 108°8’E and 139°9’E
B. 108°8’W and 108°8’W
C. 68°7’E and 97°25’E
D. 68°7’W and 97°25’W
Q4. What is the latitude which divides the country into two equal parts?
A. Tropic of Cancer, 23°30’N
B. Tropic of Cancer, 18°30’N
C. Tropic of Capricorn, 23°30’N
D. Equator
Q5. What is the southernmost point of the Indian Union?
A. Indira Point
B. Thiruvananthapuram
C. Kanyakumari
D. None of these
Q6. What is the rank of India according to its size and area?
A. Eleventh
B. Sixth
C. Seventh
D. Nineth
Q7. What is the Standard Meridian of India and from where does it pass through?
A. 82°30’W, Uttar Pradesh
B. 91°15’E, Uttarakhand
C. 82°30’E, Uttar Pradesh
D. None of these

Q8. What is the duration of the time lag between Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh?
A. 2 hours
B. 2 minutes
C. 1 hour
D. 30 minutes
Q9. What separates Sri Lanka and India?
A. Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar
B. Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Q10. How has the opening of the Suez Canal helped India?
A. It is a tourist attraction spot and so, the tourism industry of India has flourished.
B. The distance between India and Europe has been reduced by 7000 km.
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Q11. What is the area of the landmass of India?
A. 3.26 million square km
B. 3.12 million square km
C. 3.15 million square km
D. 3.28 million square km
Q12. India’s total area is approximately ____ percent of the total geographical area of the
world.
A. 1.28
B. 2.4
C. 2.8
D. 3
Q13. This tsunami is the reason why Indira Point got submerged under the seawater. In
which year did this tsunami come?
A. 2004
B. 2006
C. 2002
D. 2000
Q14. What is the approximate length of India’s land boundary?
A. 15,000 km
B. 12,500 km
C. 15,200 km
D. 10,000 km
Q15. What is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland?
A. 20⁰
B. 10⁰
C. 15⁰
D. 30⁰
Q16. What is the total length of the coastline?
A. 5,503.6 km
B. 2,999.98 km
C. 7,516.6 km
D. 5,258.73 km
Q17. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which of the following states?
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Tripura
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Q18. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which north-eastern state?
A. Meghalaya
B. Mizoram
C. Assam
D. Manipur
Q19. My friend hails from a country which is India’s neighbouring country and is situated
to the south of Lakshadweep Island. Which of the following can it most possibly be?
A. Myanmar
B. Sri Lanka
C. Maldives
D. None of the following
Q20. Tina’s aunt lives in Sri Lanka. She wants to visit India. Which places will she have to
cross to reach India?
A. Gulf of Mannar
B. Palk Strait
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Q21. What is the location of India in Asia?
A. Between the East and the West Asia
B. Between the North and the South Asia
C. Between the North and the East Asia
D. Between the South and the West Asia
Q22. Which part of India protrudes into the Indian Ocean and helps in the establishment of
close contact with West Asia, Africa and Europe from the western coast and with
Southeast and East Asia from the eastern coast?
A. Deccan Plateau
B. Indira Point
C. Himalayas
D. None of these
Q23. When did the Suez Canal open?
A. 1889
B. 1869
C. 1868
D. 1859
Q24. The Standard Meridian of India passes through which whic particular place?
A. Mirzapur
B. Udaipur
C. Rampur
D. None of the above
Q25. India is a ____ward extension of the Asian continent?
A. North
B. East
C. West
D. South
Q26. Which of the following is not an advantage of India’s contact with the World?
A. The ideas of holy and religious books like Upanishads and Ramanaya, the stories of
Panchtantra and the decimal system could reach the other countries.
B. It established a system of trade with the rest of the World.
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Q27. With how many countries does India share its land boundary?
A. 5
B. 10
C. 9
D. 8
Q28. Which two neighbouring countries are islands?
A. China and Bangladesh
B. Myanmar and Maldives
C. Pakistan and Afghanistan
D. None of these
Q29. How many neighboring countries are in the north?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 4
D. 6
Q30. Which country occupies an important strategic position in South Asia?
A. India
B. Japan
C. Korea
D. Pakistan

MCQs Chapter 2“Physical Features of India”

Q1. How many physiographic divisions are there in India?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 7
D. 6
Q2. Geeta lives in the area of one of the most recent landforms in India. According to
geology, it is the most unstable landform in the country. Which physiographic landform is
she living in?
A. The Himalayan Mountains
B. The Northern Plains
C. The Islands
D. The Coastal Plains
Q3. Which physiographic division of India constitutes one of the ancient land masses on
the Earth’s surface?
A. The Deccan Plateau
B. The Indian Desert
C. The Northern Plains
D. The Coastal Plains
Q4. Which physical feature of India is made up of alluvial deposits?
A. The Deccan Plateau
B. The Islands
C. The Northern Plains
D. The Coastal Plains
Q5. Which physical feature of India is made up of not only igneous rocks but metamorphic
rocks also?
A. The Deccan Plateau
B. The Indian Desert
C. The Northern Plains
D. The Coastal Plains
Q6. What does the Himalayan Mountains represent?
A. Youthful topography
B. High peaks and deep valleys
C. Fast flowing rivers
D. All of these
Q7. Which one of the following is not a Himalayan range?
A. Himadri
B. Himachal
C. Kullu
D. Shivalik
Q8. Which mountain range represents the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain
ranges in the world?
A. Sulaman range
B. Himalayan range
C. Satpura range
D. Vindhya range
Q9. What is the composition of the Himalayan mountains?
A. Highly compressed rocks
B. Highly altered rocks
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Q10. Which range forms the longest and the most important range?
A. Mahabharat range
B. Pir Panjal range
C. Dhaula Dhar
D. None of these
Q11. Which range consists of famous valleys of Kashmir, Kangra and Kullu?
A. Himadri
B. Himachal
C. Shiwalik
D. Pir Panjal
Q12. Which region is well-known for its hill stations?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jammu
C. Kashmir
D. None of these
Q13. This range is the most continuous Himalayan range consisting of the loftiest peaks.
The average height is 6,000 metres. Name this range.
A. Himadri
B. Himachal
C. Shiwalik
D. None of these
Q14. What is the Shiwalik range composed of?
A. Alluvial soil
B. Thick gravel
C. Alluminium
D. Unconsolidated sediments
Q15. Which one of the following is not a longitudinal valley lying between lesser Himalaya
and the Shiwaliks?
A. Patli Dun
B. Dehra Dun
C. Kanchenjunga
D. All of these
Q16. How many latitudinal divisions of the Himalayas are there?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q17. Kumaon Himalayas are situated between two rivers. What are their names?
A. Teesta and Dihang
B. Kali and Teesta
C. Satluj and Kali
D. Indus and Satluj
Q18. Purvachal comprises which hills?
A. Mizo hills
B. Naga hills
C. Manipur hills
D. All of these
Q19. The northern plain has been formed by the interplay of which river systems?
A. The Indus
B. The Ganga
C. The Brahmaputra
D. All of these
Q20. According to the variations in its relief, the northern plain is divided into how many
parts?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Q21. What does the ‘ab’ in ‘Punjab’ and ‘Doab’ mean?
A. Land
B. Air
C. Water
D. Places
Q22. What is the plain made of?
A. Sedimentary rocks
B. Igneous and metamorphic rocks
C. Alluvial soil
D. All of these
Q23. What are the broad divisions of the Peninsular plateau?
A. Central Highlands
B. Shiwaliks
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
Q24. What marks the eastward extension of the plateau, which is also drained by the
Damodar river?
A. Chotanagpur plateau
B. Malwa plateau
C. Central Highlands
D. Deccan plateau
Q25. Which river is the only largest river in the Indian desert?
A. Sind
B. Betwa
C. Luni
D. None of these
Q26. Which of the following is not a section of the Coastal Plains?
A. Konkan
B. Coromandel Coast
C. Malabar Coast
D. Terai
Q27. In which state can one find the largest saltwater lake of India?
A. Maharashtra
B. Odisha
C. West Bengal
D. Punjab
Q28. Where is the Lakshadweep Islands group located?
A. Close to the Malabar coast of Kerala
B. Close to the Coromandel coast
C. Close to the Malabar coast
D. None of these
Q29. Which physical feature lies close to the equator and experiences equatoria; climate?
A. The Coastal Plains
B. The Islands
C. The Peninsular plateau
D. The Indian Desert
Q30. Which physical feature provides sites for fishing and port activities?
A. The Coastal plains
B. The Islands
C. Both A and B
D. None of these