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 Which of the following Union Territories is located along the west coast of India? Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Puducherry 2 / 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 3 / 50 Which one of the following straits separates India from Sri Lanka? Sunda Strait Johor Strait Bering Strait Palk Strait 4 / 50 Which of the following places of India is located on the three seas? Port Blair Kavaratti Kanniyakumari Kochi 5 / 50 Which of the following is the western-most longitude of India? 97°25′E 68°7′E 68°7′W 82°32′E 6 / 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 7 / 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 8 / 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 9 / 50 Tropic of Cancer passes through which of these states Orissa Tripura Bihar Punjab 10 / 50 The western-most Union Territory of India is Lakshwadeep Daman and Diu Puducherry Dadar and Nagar Haveli 11 / 50 Approximately what is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland of India? 97° 68° 30° 8° 12 / 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 13 / 50 The neighbouring countries that share their boundaries with India are : Pakistan and Afghanistan Myanmar and Bangladesh China and Nepal All the above 14 / 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 15 / 50 Which neighbouring country would you reach if you were to sail across the Palk Strait? Myanmar Maldives Bangladesh Sri Lanka 16 / 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 17 / 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 18 / 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 19 / 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 20 / 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 21 / 50 Which one of the following forms the southern-most tip of the Indian mainland? Indira Point Kanniyakumari Palk Strait Kavaratti 22 / 50 Which of the following parallels of latitude divides India into two almost equal parts? Equator Tropic of Capricorn Tropic of Cancer Prime Meridian 23 / 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 24 / 50 Which one of the following Indian states does not share its boundary with Pakistan? Jammu and Kashmir Rajasthan Gujarat Haryana 25 / 50 The easternmost longitude of India is : 97° 25′ E 77° 6′ E 68° 7′ E 82° 32′ E 26 / 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 27 / 50 What is the length of Indian coastline? 8716 km 7165 km 9515 km 7516 km 28 / 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 29 / 50 Which geographical feature bounds India’s mainland south of 22°N latitude? Young Fold Mountains Sandy Desert Lava Plateaus Seas and Ocean 30 / 50 Which of these countries do not share land borders with India? Russia Bhutan Myanmar Pakistan 31 / 50 Which line divides India into approximately two equal parts? Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn None of these 32 / 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 33 / 50 Which of the following ports of India is closest to the Suez Canal route? Kolkata Chennai Kochi Mumbai 34 / 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 35 / 50 Which country among the India’s neighbours is the smallest? Nepal Bhutan Sri Lanka Bangladesh 36 / 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 37 / 50 India has land boundary of about 18,200 km 7516.6 km 15,200 km 2458 km 38 / 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 39 / 50 Which meridian is fixed as a Standard Meridian of India? 82½°E 84½°E 86°E 81°E 40 / 50 From Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat there is a time lag of : 24 hours 12 hours 2 hours 30 minutes 41 / 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 42 / 50 The eastern-most longitude of India is _________ 97°25′E 68°7′E 77°6′E 82°32′E 43 / 50 The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through Rajasthan Tripura Jharkhand Bihar 44 / 50 What is India’s size with respect to other countries of the world? First Third Fourth Seventh 45 / 50 Which of the following states does not share any international boundary? Rajasthan West Bengal Uttarakhand Madhya Pradesh 46 / 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 47 / 50 By which geographical feature is India bounded in the north-west, north and north-east? Seas Lave Plateaus Young Fold Mountains Sandy Desert 48 / 50 Which of the following has reduced India’s distance from Europe by 7000 km? Suez Canal Panama Canal Indira Gandhi Canal Buckingham Canal 49 / 50 A narrow channel of sea separating two land-masses is called : Gulf Strait Isthmus Bay 50 / 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 Your score isThe average score is 70% 0% Restart quiz
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