Class IX: Chapter 1 (India: Size & Location) Multiple Choice Questions:

Multiple choice type questions:

Q1. India has got .............. no. of states and ............ no. of union territories?
(a) 29 States 5 union territories
(b) 28 States 8 union territories
(c) 29 States 7 union territories
(d) 28 States 5 union territories

Q2. In India, from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh the time lag is?
(a) 2 hrs 05 min.
(b) 2 hrs.
(c) 2 hrs 10 min.
(d) 2 hrs 15 min.

Q3. India is the ....................... largest country in the world?
(a) Second
(b) Fourth
(c) Third
(d) Seventh

Q4. The east-west extent of India is:
(a) 2833 kms
(b) 3214 kms
(c) 2933 kms
(d) 3014 kms

Q5. The land mass of India has an area of ................... million square kms.
(a) 3.18
(b) 3.28
(c) 3.38
(d) 3.48

Q6. India lies in which of the hemisphere?
(a) Northern & Eastern
(b) Southern & Eastern
(c) Northern & Western
(d) Southern & Western

Q7. What is IST?
(a) Indian Stretchable Time
(b) International Standard Time
(c) Indian Stabilized Time
(d) Indian Standard Time

Q8. When was Indira-Point submerged under water?
(a) 2004
(b) 2003
(c) 2005
(d) 2001

Q9. What is the Standard Meridian of India?
(a) 82^o 30' West
(b) 82^o 30' South
(c) 82^o 30' East
(d) 82^o 30' North

Q10.Total length of the coast line of the Indian mainland including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep is?
(a) 7156.6 kms
(b) 7516.6 kms
(c) 7651.6 kms
(d) 7566.6 kms

Q11.Which is the southernmost point of Indian mainland?
(a) Kavarati
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Kanyakumari
(d) Indira Point

Q12.Suez Canal was opened in the year?
(a) 1869
(b) 1969
(c) 1769
(d) 1896

Q13.The westernmost longitude of India is?
(a) 97^o 25' West
(b) 68^o 7' West
(c) 68^o 7' East
(d) 97^o 25' East

Q14. What is the North-South extent of India?
(a) 2833 kms
(b) 3214 kms
(c) 2933 kms
(d) 3014 kms

Q15.Latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is?
(a) 10^o
(b) 20^o
(c) 30^o
(d) 40^o

Q16.Which country shares land boundaries with India in the west?
(a) China
(b) Nepal
(c) Bhutan
(d) Pakistan

Q17.A narrow channel of Sea which separates two land masses is known as:
(a) Mound
(b) Pass
(c) Strait
(d) Valley

Q18.Indian state with the longest coastline on the eastern coast:
(a) Telangana
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Orissa
(d) Tamil Nadu

Q19.What is the latitudinal extent of Indian mainland?
(a) 8^o 4' N to 37^o 6' N
(b) 6^o 4' N to 37^o 6' N
(c) 7^o 4' N to 36^o 7' N
(d) 8^o 4' N to 39^o 6' N

Q20.Tropic of Cancer does not pass through?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Orissa
(d) Tripura

 

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