Extra Questions

1. What is the total area of India? – 3.28 million sq km

2. What is the length of India from North to South- 3214 km

3. What is the width of India from East to West- 2933 km

4. What is the latitudinal extent (mainland) of India- 8.4’N to 37.6’N

5. What is the longitudinal extent of India- 68.7’N to 97.25’N

6. Name the southernmost point of India- Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin

7. Name the longest (lengthwise) river of India- Ganga (2510km)

8. Name the longest (volume wise) river of India- Brahmaputra

9. Name the longest Riverine Island of India- Majuli Island (in Assam)
(formed by Brahmaputra River)

10. Name the largest oceanic island of India- Middle Andaman

11. Name the highest dam of India- Tehri dam
12. Name the longest dam of India- Hirakud dam
13. Name the longest bridge of India- Bhupen Hazarika Setu
14. Name the highest waterfall of India- Jog (Gersoppa)
15. Name the longest canal of India- Indira Gandhi Canal
16. Name the longest beach of India- Marina Beach
17. Name the longest coastline of India- Gujarat
18. Name the highest peak of India- Kanchenjunga (or K2 in POK)
19. Name the highest peak in India- K2 (Godwin Austin)
20. Name the largest desert of India- Thar desert or the great Indian desert
21. Name the coldest place of India- Dras in J&K (-45 degrees Celsius)
22. Name the hottest place of India- Phalodi (Jodhpur- Rajasthan)
23. Name the wettest place of India- Cherrapunji or Mawsynram
(Meghalaya)

24. Name the active volcano of India- Barren Island

25. Name the largest delta of India- Sundarbans
26. India is located in which hemisphere- North-Eastern Hemisphere
27. Which is the only continent in all hemispheres- Africa
28. Top 7 countries (area wise)- Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brazil,
Australia, India

29. What is the length of the land frontier of India- 15,200 km

30. The standard meridian of India passes from which longitude- 82.30’E (it
passes through 5 states)

31. The northernmost point of India- Indira Col. (in Siachen glacier)
32. The easternmost point of India- Kibithu
33. The westernmost point of India- Guhar Moti
34. Indian coastline touches how many countries- 9 (11 if included union
territories)

35. Length of the coastal boundary of India- 7516 km

36. Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states- 8
37. India shares bounders with how many countries- 7
38. India shares largest bounder with- Bangladesh (5 longest bounder in the
th

world)
39. Longest bounder in the world- USA and Canada
40. With how many Indian states does Bangladesh shares its borders- 5
41. Which island is situated between India and Sri Lanka- Rameswaram
42. Only Indian state with a part in the Himalayas and partially in plains-
Uttarakhand

43. Two Indian states which have coastline as well as share international
boundaries- Gujarat and West Bengal

44. The boundary between India and Pakistan is known as Radcliffe Line
45. Name of the boundary between India and China- Mac Mohan Line
46. Name of the boundary between India and Bangladesh- International
Border (IB)

47. Strait separating India and Sri Lanka- Palk Strait

48. City of lakes- Udaipur
49. Where are the headquarters of SCO (Shanghai Cooperation
Organization)- Beijing

50. Headquarters of Defense Research Development Organization (India)-

New Delhi

51. What is INDRA-21: military exercise between India and Russia

52. another name of the Indian constitution- Bag of Borrowing
53. provision of Fundamental rights have been taken from which country into
our constitution- USA

54. The acid released when a red ant bites- Formic acid
55. Where is Vikram Sarabhai space center located- Thiruvananthapuram
56. Who was the first scholar to use the term Indus Valley Civilization- John
Marshall
57. Where is the headquarters of UNESCO- Paris
58. First national park of India- Jim Corbett National Park
59. Scientific name of Lotus- Nelumbo nucifera
60. Where are the headquarters of the world bank- Washington BC
61. What is the study of cells called- Cytology
62. National Army day- 15 January
63. Airforce day- 8 October
64. Navy day- 4 December
65. Who is known as the father of history- Herodotus
66. Father of Indian history- Megasthenese
67. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations located- New York
68.