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 (1). Which state has smallest land area  ? 

(a) Goa

(b) Nagaland

(c) Sikkim

(d) Tripura

Ans: (a) Goa

(2).The climate of India is mainly tropical because:

(a) of the location of the Himalayas in its North

(b) major part of India lies within the tropics

(C) of the overpowering influence of India Ocean

(d) of the seasonal influence of jet streams

Ans: (a) of the location of the Himalayas in its North

(3). The two volcanic islands in the Indiar- territory are

(a) Kavaratti and New Moor

(b) Bitra and Kavaratti

(c) Pamban and Barren

(d) Narcondam and Barren

Ans: (d) Narcondam and Barren

(4).Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size

(a) Pondicherry

(b) Lakshadweep

(c) Daman and Diu 

(d) Chandigarh

Ans: (a) Pondicherry

(5).Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(a) Plimsoll Line : India and Afghanistan

(b) Durand Line : India and Myanmar

(c) Macmohan Line: India and Nepal

(d) Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan

Ans: (d) Radcliffe Line : India and Pakistan

(6). Duncan Passage is situated between:

(a) Minicoy and Amindiv

(b) Minicoy and Maldives

(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

(d) South Andaman and Little Andaman

Ans: (d) South Andaman and Little Andaman

(7). Ten Degree Channel is between:

(a) Dover and Calais

(b) Alaska and Russia

(c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

(d) North Korea and South Korea

Ans: (c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

(8). If the usual rule of calculation of time were.applied for the extremes of Gujrat and

Arunachal Pradesh, then approximately time:

(a) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at.Arunachal Pradesh by about 3 hours

(b) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at unachal Pradesh by about 2 hours

(c) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 3 hours

(d) at Arunachał Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 2 hours

Ans: (d) at Arunachał Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 2 hours

(9). 'Indian Standard Meridian' passes through the states of UP, MP:

(a) AP and Karnataka

(b) AP and Tamil Nadu

(C) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

(d) Orissa and AP

Ans: (d) Orissa and AP

(10). The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in:

(a) Indian Ocean 

(b) Arabian Sea

(c) Bay of Bengal 

(d) none of these

Ans: (b) Arabian Sea

(11). Which foreign ountry is closest to Andaman Islands?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Myanmar

(c) Indonesia

(d) Pakistan

Ans: (b) Myanmar

(12). Which one of the following States shares.boundaries with, the maximum number of other States of India?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Assam

(d) Bihar

Ans: (c) Assam

(13). Jharkhand does not share boundary with:

(a) West Bengal

(b) Odisha

(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans: (d) Madhya Pradesh

(14). Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

(a) Thailand

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Indonesia

(d) All of them

Ans: (c) Indonesia

(15). The States or lndia having common border with Myanmar are:

(a) Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam

(c) Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya

(d) Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh

Ans: (a) Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh

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