GK - India Geography [Miscellaneous] | SET - 1

India lies on the Indian Plate, the northern portion of the Indo-Australian Plate, whose continental crust forms the Indian subcontinent. The country is situated north of the equator between 8°4' to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' to 97°25' east longitude. It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi). The Ganga is the longest river originating in India. India is divided into 29 states (further subdivided into districts) and 6 union territories and 1 National capital territory (I.e., Delhi).

Indian Geography General Knowledge

1. The length of coastline is about-

1. 5900 km
2. 6100 km
3. 7000 km
4. 7500 km
Ans: 7500 km



2. Which state has the largest coastline in India ?

1. Gujrat
2. Tamil Nadu
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Karnataka
Ans: Gujrat



3. The Karakoram Highways connects which of the following pairs of countries?

1. India - Nepal
2. India - China
3. India - Pakistan
4. Pakistan - China
Ans: Pakistan - China



4. Which one of the following countries has the longest international boundary with India?

   1. Bangladesh
   2. Bhutan
   3. China
   4. Pakistan
   Ans: China
   
   

5. India is the seventh largest country in the world and it covers a total area of approximately

1. 2700000 sq km
2. 3000000 sq km
3. 3200000 sq km
4. 3600000 sq km
Ans: 3200000 sq km



6. Which state is in the eastern most part of India?

1. Assma
2. Nagaland
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Manipur
Ans: Arunachal Pradesh



7. The largest Southernmost single island in India is 

1. Rameswaram island
2. Minicoy island
3. Car Nicobar island
4. Great Nicobar Island
Ans: Great Nocobar Island



8. Which state has smallest land area?

1. Goa 
2. Nagaland
3. Sikkim
4. Tripura
Ans: Goa



9. The two volcanic islands in the Indian Territory are

1. Kavaratti and new moor
2. Bitra and Kavaratti
3. Pamban and Barren
4. Narcodam and Barren
Ans: Narcodam and Barren



10. Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size

1. Pondecherry
2. Lakshadweep
3. Daman & Diu
4. Chandigarh


Ans: Pondecherry



11. Indian Standard Meridian passes through the states of UP, MP

1. AP and Karnataka
2. AP and Tamil Nadu
3. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
4. Odisha and AP
Ans: Odisha and AP



12. The Lakshadweep island are situated in 

1. Indian ocean 
2. Arabian ocean
3. Bay of Bengal
4. South China Sea
Ans: Arabian Ocean



13. Which foreign country is closet to andaman island

1. Sri Lanka
2. Myanmar
3. Indonesia
4. Pakistan
Ans: Myanmar



14. Jharkhand does not Share boundary with

1. West Bengal
2. Orissa
3. Chhattisgarh
4. M.P.
Ans: MP



15. Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar island?

1. Thailand
2. Sri Lanka
3. Indonesia
4. All of them
Ans: Indonesia



16. The state with the largest area under waste land is - 

1. Gujarat 
2. M. P
3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. Rajasthan
Ans: Jammu and Kashmir



17. The tropic of cancer does not pass through

1. M.P.
2. West Bengal
3. Rajasthan
4. Orissa
Ans: Orissa



18. The Northern part of the west coast is known as

1. Konkan Coast
2. Coromandal coast
3. Malabar Coast
4. Kavaratti Coast
Ans: Konkan Coast



19. The Konkan coast stretches between - 

1. Goa and Cochin
2. Goa and Mumbai
3. Goa and Daman
4. Goa and Diu
Ans: Goa and Cochin



20. The eastern coast of India is known as

1. Eastern plateau
2. Bengal coast
3. Coromondal coast
4. Cyclonic Coast
Ans: Coromondal Coast

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