India - Size and Location - II
| Description: IX Geography | |
| Number of Questions: 15 | |
| Created by: Adhira Saini | |
| Tags: ICSE IX Geography India Size and Location Social Studies |
Standard Meridian of India is 82o30'E. Where does it pass through?
Which of the following is/are correct?
a. 15,200 kms is the total land boundary of India. b. India shares the longest land boundary with China. c. The total length of the coast line of the mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep is 7,516.6 km.
India is the seventh largest country in the world. Which of the following countries is not larger than India?
Himalayas are considered young fold mountains. Which of the following boundaries in India is/are bound by these young fold mountains?
a. North b. North-East c. North-West d. Western coastline
Which of the following districts of Puducherry lie(s) on the western coast of India?
a. Pondicherry b. Yanam c. Mahe d. Karaikal
Sri Lanka is separated from India by
a. Palk Straits b. Gulf of Khambat c. Gulf of Mannar
Which of the following states share international boundary with Bangladesh?
a. West Bengal b. Assam c. Meghalaya d. Tripura e. Mizoram
Which of the following is the smallest state in India?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. The longitudinal extent influences the duration of day and night, as one moves from South to North. b. The difference between the durations of day and night is hardly felt at Kanyakumari. c. The Suez Canal opened in 1869 and reduced the distance from India to Europe by 7000 kms.
Which of the following island nations is/are the nearest neighbour(s) of India?
a. Sri Lanka b. Thailand c. Malaysia d. Maldives e. Indonesia
Which of the following islands of India lie on its South-East?
a. Baratang Island b. Rutland Island c. Andaman d. Lakshadweep
Which of the following states does not share a land boundary with Nepal?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. The Indian mainland extends between latitudes 8o4'N and 37o6'N and longitudes 68o7'E and 97o25'E. b. It lies completely in the Southern hemisphere. c. The tropic of capricorn divides the country into two parts.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Indira Point is the Southern-most point of India. b. It is situated on the Indian mainland. c. It was submerged under the sea during the tsunami in 2004.
Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which of the following states?
a. West Bengal b. Assam c. Tripura d. Mizoram