CBSE CBSE Class 9 Geography CBSE Class 9 Social Science Class 9 Multiple Choice Questions Facebook Twitter Telegram WhatsApp MCQs of Chapter 1 India Size and Location MCQs of Chapter 1 India Size and Location MCQs of GeographyChapter 1 India Size and LocationClass 9(Social Science) 1 / 50 If the local time at Dwarka (69°01′E) in Gujarat to the west of India is 6 am, what willbe the local time at Dibrugarh (94°58′E approximately 95°), in Assam, in the east? 4.16 am 6 am 7.44 am 7.44 pm 2 / 50 Which one of the following forms the southern-most tip of the Indian mainland? Indira Point Kanniyakumari Palk Strait Kavaratti 3 / 50 The four states which are situated along the Himalayas are : Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh 4 / 50 From Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat there is a time lag of : 24 hours 12 hours 2 hours 30 minutes 5 / 50 Which of the following influences the duration of the day and night, as one moves fromsouth to north? Longitudinal extent Latitudinal extent Standard Meridian All the above 6 / 50 Which one of the following Indian states does not share its boundary with Pakistan? Jammu and Kashmir Rajasthan Gujarat Haryana 7 / 50 Which one of the following water bodies separate Sri Lanka from India? Palk Strait and Gulf of Khambhat Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar Gulf of Mannar and 10° Channel 10° Channel and Gulf of Khambhat 8 / 50 Indian Standard Time or I.S.T. is how many hours ahead or behind of G.M.T. or Universal Time? 5 hrs 30 min behind G.M.T. 15 hrs ahead of G.M.T. 5 hrs 30 min ahead of G.M.T. None of the above 9 / 50 Which of the following groups of islands belonging to the Indian territory lies in the Bay of Bengal? Andaman and Nicobar Islands Sri Lanka Lakshadweep Maldives 10 / 50 Which of the following groups of islands belonging to the Indian territory lies in the Arabian Sea? Andaman and Nicobar Islands Sri Lanka Lakshdweep Maldives 11 / 50 Which of the following Union Territories is located along the west coast of India? Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Puducherry 12 / 50 Which of the following longitudes is selected as the Standard Meridian for India? 68°7′E 82°30′E 97°25′E 23°30′N 13 / 50 The eastern-most longitude of India is _________ 97°25′E 68°7′E 77°6′E 82°32′E 14 / 50 The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through Rajasthan Tripura Jharkhand Bihar 15 / 50 What is the length of Indian coastline? 8716 km 7165 km 9515 km 7516 km 16 / 50 Which of the following parallels of latitude divides India into two almost equal parts? Equator Tropic of Capricorn Tropic of Cancer Prime Meridian 17 / 50 Which latitude passes through the southern-most point of India’s mainland? 8°4′N 37°6′N 8°4′S 82°30′E 18 / 50 Which line divides India into approximately two equal parts? Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn None of these 19 / 50 The Standard Meridian of India, 82°30′E passes through which of the following places? Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu Walong in Arunachal Pradesh Kachchh in Gujarat Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh 20 / 50 India has land boundary of about 18,200 km 7516.6 km 15,200 km 2458 km 21 / 50 Which geographical feature bounds India’s mainland south of 22°N latitude? Young Fold Mountains Sandy Desert Lava Plateaus Seas and Ocean 22 / 50 Which of the following ports of India is closest to the Suez Canal route? Kolkata Chennai Kochi Mumbai 23 / 50 Which of the following is the longitudinal extent of India? 8°4′N and 37°6′N 68°7′E and 97°25′E 68°7′E and 97°25′W 8°4′E and 37°6′E 24 / 50 How many states and Union Territories are there in India? 28 states and 8 Union Territories including Delhi 23 States and 12 Union Territories 26 states and 9 Union Territories 30 States and 5 Union Territories 25 / 50 Which of the following figures shows the total area of India’s landmass? 2.4 million square km 3.28 million square km 32.8 million square km 3.28 million km 26 / 50 Due to which of the following reasons is the Indian Ocean named after India? India has a strategic location along the trans-Indian Ocean routes No other country has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean as India India is centrally located at the head of the Indian Ocean All the above 27 / 50 India achieved multi-faceted socio-economic progress during which of the following periods? Since ancient times During medieval period In the 21st century During the last five decades 28 / 50 Which of the following has reduced India’s distance from Europe by 7000 km? Suez Canal Panama Canal Indira Gandhi Canal Buckingham Canal 29 / 50 Which neighbouring country would you reach if you were to sail across the Palk Strait? Myanmar Maldives Bangladesh Sri Lanka 30 / 50 Both the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India’s mainland is about 30°. But on looking at the map of India which of the following alternatives do you observe about India’s size? East-west extent appears to be smaller than north-south extent East-west extent appears to be larger than north-south extent East-west and north-south extent appears equal North-south extent appears to be smaller than east-west extent 31 / 50 Which meridian is fixed as a Standard Meridian of India? 82½°E 84½°E 86°E 81°E 32 / 50 Which of the following is the western-most longitude of India? 97°25′E 68°7′E 68°7′W 82°32′E 33 / 50 What is India’s size with respect to other countries of the world? First Third Fourth Seventh 34 / 50 By which geographical feature is India bounded in the north-west, north and north-east? Seas Lave Plateaus Young Fold Mountains Sandy Desert 35 / 50 A narrow channel of sea separating two land-masses is called : Gulf Strait Isthmus Bay 36 / 50 The sun rises two hours earlier in Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat. What time will the watch show in Gujarat if it is 6 am in Arunachal Pradesh? 4.16 am 7.44 am 6 am 5.44 am 37 / 50 Which one of the following straits separates India from Sri Lanka? Sunda Strait Johor Strait Bering Strait Palk Strait 38 / 50 Which of the following is the oldest route of contact between India and other countries of the world? Ocean routes Maritime contact Land routes Air routes 39 / 50 Approximately what is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland of India? 97° 68° 30° 8° 40 / 50 Which country among the India’s neighbours is the smallest? Nepal Bhutan Sri Lanka Bangladesh 41 / 50 Which of these countries do not share land borders with India? Russia Bhutan Myanmar Pakistan 42 / 50 Tropic of Cancer passes through which of these states Orissa Tripura Bihar Punjab 43 / 50 Which one of the following is the southern-most Latitude of India? 8° 4′ North 8° 4′ South 6° 4′ South 6° 4′ North 44 / 50 The western-most Union Territory of India is Lakshwadeep Daman and Diu Puducherry Dadar and Nagar Haveli 45 / 50 The latitudinal extent of India lies between 7° 5′ N and 26° 5′ N 8° 4′ N and 37° 6′ N 12° 5′ N and 27° 5′ N 12° 5′ N and 37° 6′ N 46 / 50 Which of the following states does not share any international boundary? Rajasthan West Bengal Uttarakhand Madhya Pradesh 47 / 50 Which of the following places of India is located on the three seas? Port Blair Kavaratti Kanniyakumari Kochi 48 / 50 In which of the following places, would you find the least difference in the duration between day time and night time? Kannyakumari Leh Srinagar Itanagar 49 / 50 The neighbouring countries that share their boundaries with India are : Pakistan and Afghanistan Myanmar and Bangladesh China and Nepal All the above 50 / 50 The easternmost longitude of India is : 97° 25′ E 77° 6′ E 68° 7′ E 82° 32′ E Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
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