General Introduction

1. Which of the following statements used to determine Indian Standard

are true about India? Use the code Time.
given below to select the correct
answer: 2. Which of the following pair is not
1. India is the fi fth largest correctly matched?
country of the world (a) Total area of India - 3.28
2. It occupies about 2.4 percent of million sq. km.
the total area of the (b) Latitudinal extent - 8o4' N -
lithosphere. 37o6' N
3. Whole of India lies in the tropic (c) Longitudinal extent - 68o7' E -
zone. 97o25' E
4. 82o30' east longitude is used to (d) Number of states in India – 26
determine Indian Standard Time
Code : Ans. (d)
(a) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3  The total area of India is 3.28
(b) 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 4 million sq. km.
 Its latitudinal extent is 8o4' N -
Ans. (d) 37o6' N and longitudinal extent is
 India is the seventh largest country 68o7' E - 97o25' E.
after Russia, Canada, USA, China,  There are 28 states and 8 union
Brazil and Australia respectively by territories in India.
area and the second largest by
population. 3. Area of India is 2.4% of the total
 It occupies about 2.4 percent of area of the world but its
the total area of the lithosphere. (a) population is 16% of world
 The mainland of India extends population
between 8º4’ North to 37º6’ North (b) population is 17% of world
latitudes, while the tropical zone is population
stretched between 23º 30' north (c) population is 18% of world
and south latitudes. population
 Therefore statement 1 & 3 is (d) population is 28% of world
incorrect. The latitudinal extension population 39th
of the whole of India (including
Andaman & Nicobar Island) lies Ans. (b)
between 6º45' to 37º 6' North  As per Census 2001, area of India
latitudes. 82º 30' East longitude is is 3287263 square km. which is
approximately 2.4% of the total

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 land area of the world, whereas its 6. The expansion of India is between
total population is 16.7% (17.5% as (a) 37° 17' 53'' North and 8° 6'
per census 2011) of the total 28" South
population of the world. Hence (b) 37° 17' 53" North and 8° 4'
option (b) is the closest answer. 28" South
(c) 37° 17' 53" North and 8° 28"
4. How many villages are North
(approximately) there in India (d) None of the above
(a) 5 lakh
(b) 6 lakh 30 thousand Ans. (d)
(c) 8 lakh  The area of India extends between
(d) None of these 8°4' North to 37°6' North
latitudes and 68° 7' East to 97°
Ans. (d) 25' East longitudes. The Tropic of
 According to Census 2011, the total Cancer passes almost through the
number of villages in India is 6 lakh middle of India. Thus it is clear
40 thousand 9 hundred and 32. that none of the options are
Thus option (d) is the correct correct.
answer.
7. The latitude that passes through
5. Which of the following statements Sikkim also passes through:
about India is incorrect? (a) Rajasthan
(a) India is the 7th largest country (b) Punjab
in the world (c) Himachal Pradesh
(b) India is the second populous (d) Jammu & Kashmir
country of the world
(c) It's land boundary extends for Ans. (a)
around 15,200 km  The latitude that passes through
(d) The earliest sunrise is seen in its Sikkim also passes through
Mizoram State Rajasthan.

Ans. (d) 8. 700 East longitude passes through :

 In 1999, it was learnt that 'Dong' (a) Jodhpur
(a village in Arunachal Pradesh) not (b) Jaisalmer
Katchal island in the Andmans as (c) Dholpur
was widely believed experiences (d) Nagaur
earliest sunrise in the world. Dong
is also the eastern most village in Ans. (b)
India's geography.  700 East longitude passes through
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

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 Place Latitude Difference
9. The Tropic of Cancer passes in Position
through which of the following (23°30')
states :- Agartala 23°50' -20'
(a) Odisha N
(b) Bihar (Jharkhand) Gandhinagar 23°19' +11'
(c) Himachal Pradesh N
(d) Andhra Pradesh Jabalpur 23" 11" +19'
N
Ans. (b) Ujjain 23°09' +21'
 Tropic of Cancer passes almost N
through the middle of India.
 It passes through 8 Indian states,  According to the distance from the
namely Mizoram, Tripura, West Tropic of Cancer, Gandhinagar is
Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, the nearest town. Thus option (b) is
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and the correct answer
Gujarat.
 Thus, at present none of the 11. Among the following cities, which
options are correct. one is nearest to the Tropic of
 At the time of examination, Cancer?
Jharkhand was part of the Bihar. (a) Delhi
Therefore option (b) has been (b) Kolkata
considered as the correct answer. (c) Jodhpur
10. Which one of the following towns (d) Nagpur
is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer:
(a) Agartala Ans (b)
(c) Jabalpur  The latitudinal position of the above
(b) Gandhinagar cities in context to the Tropic of
(d) Ujjain Cancer is :-
Delhi - 28°25' 28°53' North
Ans. (b) Kolkata - 22°30' North
 The place whose latitudinal position Jodhpur - 26°0-27°37' North
is at a minimum distance from the Nagpur - 21°09' North
latitude of Tropic of Cancer will be  The Tropic of Cancer is located
the nearest place to the Tropic of approximately 23° 30' North of the
Cancer. Equator, so the nearest city to the
 The Tropic of Cancer is at 23° 30' Tropic of Cancer from the above
N; divides India into almost two options is Kolkata.
equal parts. Latitudinal position of
the towns given in the options is

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12. Which important latitude divides  The length of days in northern
India into almost two equal parts? hemisphere, start increasing after
(a) 23°30′ South the sun is moving north of equator.
(b) 33°30 North  On 21 June (summer solstice) the
(c) 0° sun is directly overhead at the
(d) 23 30 North tropic of cancer and north pole is
tilted towards the sun and
Ans. (d) therefore the northern hemisphere
 23°30' North latitude divides India has days ranging from just over 12
almost into two equal parts. It is hours around the tropic of cancer
known as Tropic of Cancer. to 24 hours in Arctic Circle.
 Delhi is most appropriate answer as
13. Which of the following Indian it most northerly (from tropic of
state lies north of the tropic of cancer) given option.
Cancer?
(a) Jharkhand 15. When there is midnight at IST
(b) Manipur meridian, a place observes 6 A.M.
(c) Mizoram The meridian on which the said
(d) Tripura place is located is
(a) 7° 31' E
Ans. (b) (b) 172" 30' E
 The Tropic of Cancer passes (c) 730 E
through 8 Indian states namely (d) 127" 30' W
Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal,
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Ans. (b)
Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.  When there is midnight at IST
Manipur lies north of the Tropic of meridian, a place observes 6:00
Cancer. A.M. has to be in the east of India.
 It is because Sun rises early in the
14. Which, among the following east. The difference in their
places, will have maximum day meridian after 6 hours will be 15 *
length in the month of June? 6 = 90o15' x = 1 hour).
(a) Hyderabad  Indian Standard Time (IST) is the
(b) Chennai time observed throughout India and
(c) Bhopal is calculated based on the 82O(1'
(d) Delhi 6)/2 East longitude.
 Thus, the place is situated at = 90o
Ans. (d) + 2/2 = 172o30' East.

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16. How many hours of time (c) 2 and 3
difference will be there between (d) 1, 2 and 3
the most western village of Gujrat
and the most eastern village of Ans. (c)
Arunachal Pradesh, Walong?  Latitudinal and longitudinal positions
(a) 1 hour of the locations (districts) as per
(b) 2 hour "Census of India (- 2011 ^ prime
(c) 3 hour prime given below:-
(d) 1/2 hour Jabalpur 22o49'N To 24o08'N;
79o21'E To 80o58'E;
Ans. (b) Indore 22o20'N To 23o05'N;
 The state of Gujarat is situated on 75o26'E To 76o14'E;
the west coast of India between Bhopal 23o04'N To 23o53'N;
68° 4' east and 74°4' East 77o12'E To 77o40'E;
longitudes and Arunachal Pradesh is Aurangabad 19o18'N To 20o40'N;
located between 91 deg * 30' East 74o34'E To 76o04'E;
and 97 30 East longitudes. vadodara 21o50'N To 22o50'N;
 Thus, the longitudinal difference 72o50'E To 74o10'E;
between westem village of Gujarat Pune 17o54'N To 19o24'N;
and eastern village of Arunachal 73o19'E To 75o10'E;
Pradesh is 97° 68o4' = 29o26' As Bengaluru 12o39'N To 13o14'N;
we know from one longitude to next 77o19'E To 77o50'E;
longitude the difference is of 4 Chennai 12o54'N To 13o54'N;
minutes, thus 29o26' 14 = l 118 80o7'E To 80o11'E;
minutes (approx 2 hours) Explanation according to given facts -
difference. Statement (1)
 Longitude of Jabalpur's location is
17. Consider the following statements: not between those of Indore and
1. Longitude of Jabalpur's Bhopal.
location is between those of Statement (2)
Indore and Bhopal.  Latitude of Aurangabad's is
2. Latitude of Aurangabad's between those of Vadodara and
location is between those of Pune.
Vadodara and Pune. Statement (3)
3. Bengaluru is situated more  Bengaluru is situated more
southward than Chennai. southward than Chennai.
Which of these statements is/are 18. Which of the following cities is
correct? closest to IST (Indian Standard
(a) 1 and 3 Time) meridian ?
(b) Only 2 (a) Rewa (b) Sagar

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 (c) Ujjain (d) Hoshangabad time at Shillong. Thus the correct
answer is option (b).
Ans. (a)
 Indian standard time (IST) is 5:30 20. When it is noon at IST meredian,
hours (5 hours 30 minutes) ahead of what would be the local time at
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The 120- East longitude -
Standard Time of India is (a) 09.30
calculated on 82o30' East longitude. (c) 17.30
It passes through Mirzapur district (b) 14.30
in Uttar Pradesh. The location of (d) 20.00
above cities with regard to their
closeness to IST meridian is: Ans. (b)
o Rewa - 81o02'E to 82O20'E  The longitudinal difference between
o Sagar – 78o04'E to 78o20'E the Indian Standard Time and
o Ujjain - 75°00'E to 76O30'E 120°E longitude is 120°
o Hoshangabad - 76o47'E to 82°30′37°30'.
78o44'E  Since the difference of I longitude
Thus it is clear that Rewa is is equal to 4 minutes, So the
closest to the IST meridian difference in time between them is
37°30' x 4150 minutes (means 2
19. If it is 10.00 a.m. IST, then hours, 30 minutes).
what would be the local time at  Thus, if it is noon at IST meridian,
Shillong at 92° E longitude? then the local time at 120° East
(a) 9.38 a.m. longitude is 12+2:30-14:30.
(b) 10.38 a.m.
(c) 10.22 a.m. 21. The Indian Standard Time
(d) 09.22 a.m. Meridian does not pass through
(a) Andhra Pradesh
Ans. (b) (b) Chhattisgarh
 Indian Standard Time is calculated (c) Maharashtra
on the basis of 82.5 E longitude. (d) Uttar Pradesh
 The difference between the
longitude of Shillong and the Indian Ans. (c)
Standard time is 92-82.5-9.5° As  1° The Indian Standard Time
we know that the difference of 1
𝟏
Meridian 82 E passes through
𝟐
longitude is equals to 4 minutes. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
 So the difference in time between Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra
them is 9.5x438 minutes. So, if a Pradesh. It does not pass through
watch indicates 10:00am on IST, Telangana also
then 10:38 a.m. would be the local

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22. Standard Indian Time (Meridian 24. The southern most point of India
Longitude 82° 30') passes through is-
which of the following towns? (a) Kanyakumari
(a) Nagpur (b) Rameshwaram
(b) Delhi (c) Indira Point
(c) Patna (d) Point Calimere
(d) Allahabad
Ans. (c)
The four extreme points of India are:
Ans. (d)
 Southernmost Point Indira Point (6°
 Indian Standard Time is calculated
4° N latitudes) is a village in the
on the basis of 82° 30' E longitude.
Nicobar district of Andaman and
This Meridian passes through
Nicobar
Mirzapur district (Near Allahabad)
 Islands, India. It is located in the
in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Great Nicobar tehsil. It is the
 It also passes through Jagdalpur of
location of the southernmost point
Chhattisgarh.
of India's territory. On the
 The Indian Standard Time is ahead
mainland, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
of Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours
(84' N latitudes) is the southern
and 30 minutes.
most point.

23. If the Sun rises at TIRAP in Northernmost Point

Arunachal Pradesh at 5.00 am  Near Siachen Glacier, at Indira Col
(IST) then what time (IST) will Ladakh.
the Sun rise in Kandla in Gujarat? Westernmost point
(a) About 5.30 a.m.  Guhar Moti or Ghuar Mota
(c) About 7.00 a.m. (Gujarat)..
(b) About 6.00 am.
(d) About 7.30 am. Easternmost Point
 Kibithu (Arunachal Pradesh).
Ans. (c) Thus the correct answer is option (c).
 There is a difference of about 2 25. Name the place in India where Bay
hours between Kandla (Gujarat) and of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian
Tirap (Arunachal Pradesh) due to Ocean meet,
the longitudinal position of both the (a) Kanyakumari
cities. (b) Indira Point
 Thus, if the Sun rises at Tirap (95° (c) Nagercoil
32') in Arunachal Pradesh at 5:00 (d) Rameshwaram
am (IST) then the Sun will rise at Ans. (a)
7:00 am in Kandla (70" 11").  Kanyakumari, which is the
southernmost point of the Indian

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 mainland, is the place where Bay of 3. Mizoram shares border with
Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Ocean meet. Kanyakumari is a part Which of the statements given
of Tamil Nadu. above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
26. Which one of the following pair of (b) 1 and 2 only
states of India Indicates the (c) 2 and 3 only
easternmost and westernmost (d) 1 and 3 only
state?
A. Assam and Rajasthan Ans. (a)
B. Arunachal Pradesh and  The political map of India clearly
Rajasthan shows that Assam shares border
C. Assam and Gujarat with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
D. Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat  West Bengal shares border with
Bhutan and Nepal and Mizoram
Ans. (d) shares border with Bangladesh and
 The eastern most state is Arunachal Myanmar.
Pradesh and the western most is  Thus all the above three statements
Gujarat. are correct. Hence (a) is the
correct answer.
27. The westernmost point of India
is- 29. Extension of the International
(a) 68°7W, Gujarat boundaries of India along with
(b) 68o7W Rajasthan their neighbouring countries in
(c) 68°7'E, in Gujarat ascending order are
(d) 68o7'E Rajasthan a. China, Bangladesh, Pakistan,
Nepal
Ans. (c) b. Nepal, Pakistan, China,
 West of Guhar Moti in Kutch, Bangladesh
Gujarat is the westemmost point of c. Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
India. Its Latitude Longitude is China
23.713 N/ 68°7' E Guhar Moti is d. Pakistan, Nepal, China,
in the Kutch region of Gujarat. Bangladesh

28. Consider the following statements: Ans. (b)

1. Assam shares border with  Extension of the International
Bhutan and Bangladesh. boundaries of India along with their
2. West Bengal shares border neighbouring countries in ascending
with Bhutan and Nepal. order are Nepal, Pakistan, China,

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 Bangladesh. So, the correct answer Pradesh share their borders with
is option (b). Bhutan.
 Meghalaya does not share border
30. Which one of the following states with Bhutan. It shares border with
does not form the border with Bangladesh.
Bangladesh-
(a) Meghalaya 32. In November 1998 Composite
(b) Tripura Dialogue Process between India
(c) Manipur and Pakistan included three
(d) Mizoram contentions issues listed below as
1, 2 and 3. Contentious Issues are
Ans. (c) 1. Disengagement of troops.
 West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, 2. Settlement of boundary dispute
Mizoram and Tripura are the Indian 3. Sharing river water.
states that share their borders Match the issues with the areas
with Bangladesh. Mymensingh, marked in the map as A, B and C
Rangpur, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi and select the correct answer
and Chittagong are the six divisions using the code given below :-
of Bangladesh that are situated Code:
along the India-Bangladesh border. (a) A-2 B-1 C-3
 Manipur does not share border with (b) A-2 B-3 C-1
Bangladesh. (c) A-1 B-3 C-2
Manipur has an International border (d) A-3 B-2 C-1
with Myanmar.
Ans. (a)
31. Which one of the following Indian  The Composite Dialogue Process
states does not share border with between India and Pakistan was
Bhutan? started in November, 1998, under
(a) Sikkim which 6 issues were scheduled for
(c) Arunachal Pradesh negotiation, including Sir Creek Sea
(b) Meghalaya Treaty, Wullar Barrage/Tulbul
(d) West Bengal Navigation Project and deployment
of army troops on LOC.
Ans. (b)  A denotes Sir Creek region, B
 Bhutan and India are neighbouring denotes LOC region, C denotes
countries that share border with Sindhu river Region.
each other.
 The Indian states of West Bengal, 33. Which of the following Indian
Sikkim, Assam, and Arunachal state shares maximum boundary
with Myanmar ?

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 (a) Manipur 34. Which of the following states of
(b) Arunachal Pradesh India does not have a common
(c) Mizoram border with Myanmar?
(d) Nagaland (a) Assam
(b) Nagaland
Ans. (b) (c) Arunachal Pradesh
 Arunachal Pradesh shares maximum (d) Mizoram
boundary with Myanmar.
 The neighbouring countries of India Ans. (a)
are Pakistan, Afghanistan, China,  Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland,
Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Manipur and Mizoram are Indian
Bangladesh, Maldive and Srilanka. states which share border with
 The Indian boundaries are of both Myanmar but Assam does not share
types i.e., natural and man-made. its border with Myanmar.
India shares the longest land  It shares with Bangladesh &
boundary with Bangladesh (4096.7 Bhutan.
km) and the shortest Land boundary
with Afghanistan (106 km). 35. Which one of the following
 Indian states & UTs bordering with countries share the longest land
neighbouring countries. are frontier with India?
1. Bordering Pakistan Ladakh, (a) China
Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, (b) Nepal
Rajasthan and Gujarat (c) Pakistan
2. Bordering China Ladakh, (d) Bangladesh
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh Ans. (d)
3. Bordering Nepal Bihar,  Bangladesh forms longest land
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, frontiers with India with 4096.7 km
Sikkim and West Bengal long international boundary. Indian
4. Bordering Bangladesh West states bordering Bangladesh are
Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam,
Tripura and Mizoram Meghalaya and West Bengal.
5. Bordering Bhutan - West
Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and 36. Which of the following states does
Arunachal Pradesh. not form its boundary with
6. Bordering Myanmar Arunachal Bangladesh?
Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and (a) Assam
Mizoram (c) Meghalaya
7. Bordering Afghanistan-Ladakh (b) Nagaland
(d) Mizoram

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 boundary that has been imposed on
Ans. (b) an area by an outsider or conquering
 Nagaland does not share its border power.
with Bangladesh. Indian states
bordering Bangladesh are Assam, 39. What is Radcliffe line?
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura and (a) America-Canada boundary line
West Bengal. (b) Indo-Pakistan boundary line
(c) Indo-China boundary line
37. The boundary between India and (d) Russia-Finland boundary line
Pakistan was demarcated by:
(a) Durand Line Ans. (b)
(b) McMahon Line  India has natural as well as man-
(c) Maginot Line made boundaries. Himalaya in the
(d) Radcliffe Line north, Bay of Bengal in the south-
east, Indian Ocean in the south and
Ans. (d) Arabian sea in the south-west
 The boundary between India and forms it's natural boundary.
Pakistan was demarcated by  India shares its border with China
Radcliffe line. (Tibet), Bangladesh, Afghanistan,
 Durand line is Between India and Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldive,
Afghanistan Srilanka and Myanmar.
 McMahon Line is Between India  Radcliffe line demarcates the
and China border between India and Pakistan
 Maginot Line is Between France and Macmahon line between India
and Germany. and China.
 Durand line demarcates the border
38. The boundary line between India between India and Afghanistan. Sri
and Pakistan is an example of Lanka is separated from India by
(a) Superimposed boundary the Palk Strait.
(b) Antecedent boundary  It is about 64-137 Km wide. It was
(c) Relict boundary named after the then governor of
(d) Subsequent boundary Madras Robert Palk..

Ans (a) 40. Which State of India has borders

 In 1947, Pakistan and India were with three countries namely
separated on draft created by Sir Nepal, Bhutan and China?
Radcliffe and Radcliffe line was (a) Arunachal Pradesh
made. The two countries share (b) Meghalaya
superimposed boundary. A (c) West Bengal
superimposed boundary is a (d) Sikkim

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Ans, (d)
 The State of Sikkim in India has
borders with three countries namely
Nepal, Bhutan and China.

41. Which one of the following states

of India has an international
boundary on its three sides?
(a) Assam
(b) Nagaland
(c) Tripura
(d) West Bengal

Ans. (c)
 Tripura is bordered by Bangladesh
from north, west and south. Thus it
has an international border on three
sides. Assam and Mizoram are
located in the east of Tripura.

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