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 LocationMCQs of GeographyChapter 1 India Size and LocationClass 9(Social Science) 1 / 50What is India’s size with respect to other countries of the world? First Third Fourth Seventh 2 / 50Which country among the India’s neighbours is the smallest? Nepal Bhutan Sri Lanka Bangladesh 3 / 50Which of the following influences the duration of the day and night, as one moves from south to north? Longitudinal extent Latitudinal extent Standard Meridian All the above 4 / 50Which of the following has reduced India’s distance from Europe by 7000 km? Suez Canal Panama Canal Indira Gandhi Canal Buckingham Canal 5 / 50Which of the following places of India is located on the three seas? Port Blair Kavaratti Kanniyakumari Kochi 6 / 50By which geographical feature is India bounded in the north-west, north and north-east? Seas Lave Plateaus Young Fold Mountains Sandy Desert 7 / 50The eastern-most longitude of India is _________ 97°25′E 68°7′E 77°6′E 82°32′E 8 / 50Approximately what is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of the mainland of India? 97° 68° 30° 8° 9 / 50Which 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 10 / 50How 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 11 / 50Which of the following is the western-most longitude of India? 97°25′E 68°7′E 68°7′W 82°32′E 12 / 50The neighbouring countries that share their boundaries with India are : Pakistan and Afghanistan Myanmar and Bangladesh China and Nepal All the above 13 / 50Which of the following states does not share any international boundary? Rajasthan West Bengal Uttarakhand Madhya Pradesh 14 / 50Which 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 15 / 50The western-most Union Territory of India is Lakshwadeep Daman and Diu Puducherry Dadar and Nagar Haveli 16 / 50The 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 17 / 50What is the length of Indian coastline? 8716 km 7165 km 9515 km 7516 km 18 / 50India 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 19 / 50Which neighbouring country would you reach if you were to sail across the Palk Strait? Myanmar Maldives Bangladesh Sri Lanka 20 / 50The 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 21 / 50Which of the following ports of India is closest to the Suez Canal route? Kolkata Chennai Kochi Mumbai 22 / 50The 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 23 / 50Which 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 24 / 50The 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 25 / 50Which meridian is fixed as a Standard Meridian of India? 82½°E 84½°E 86°E 81°E 26 / 50If the local time at Dwarka (69°01′E) in Gujarat to the west of India is 6 am, what will be 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 27 / 50Which 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 28 / 50Which geographical feature bounds India’s mainland south of 22°N latitude? Young Fold Mountains Sandy Desert Lava Plateaus Seas and Ocean 29 / 50Due 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 30 / 50A narrow channel of sea separating two land-masses is called : Gulf Strait Isthmus Bay 31 / 50In which of the following places, would you find the least difference in the duration between day time and night time? Kannyakumari Leh Srinagar Itanagar 32 / 50India has land boundary of about 18,200 km 7516.6 km 15,200 km 2458 km 33 / 50Which one of the following Indian states does not share its boundary with Pakistan? Jammu and Kashmir Rajasthan Gujarat Haryana 34 / 50Indian 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 35 / 50Which of the following longitudes is selected as the Standard Meridian for India? 68°7′E 82°30′E 97°25′E 23°30′N 36 / 50Which one of the following forms the southern-most tip of the Indian mainland? Indira Point Kanniyakumari Palk Strait Kavaratti 37 / 50Tropic of Cancer passes through which of these states Orissa Tripura Bihar Punjab 38 / 50Which 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 39 / 50Which one of the following straits separates India from Sri Lanka? Sunda Strait Johor Strait Bering Strait Palk Strait 40 / 50Which of the following groups of islands belonging to the Indian territory lies in the Arabian Sea? Andaman and Nicobar Islands Sri Lanka Lakshdweep Maldives 41 / 50Which one of the following is the southern-most Latitude of India? 8° 4′ North 8° 4′ South 6° 4′ South 6° 4′ North 42 / 50From Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat there is a time lag of : 24 hours 12 hours 2 hours 30 minutes 43 / 50Both 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 44 / 50The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through Rajasthan Tripura Jharkhand Bihar 45 / 50Which latitude passes through the southern-most point of India’s mainland? 8°4′N 37°6′N 8°4′S 82°30′E 46 / 50The easternmost longitude of India is : 97° 25′ E 77° 6′ E 68° 7′ E 82° 32′ E 47 / 50Which of the following Union Territories is located along the west coast of India? Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Puducherry 48 / 50Which of the following parallels of latitude divides India into two almost equal parts? Equator Tropic of Capricorn Tropic of Cancer Prime Meridian 49 / 50Which of these countries do not share land borders with India? Russia Bhutan Myanmar Pakistan 50 / 50Which line divides India into approximately two equal parts? Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn None of these Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz
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