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India - Test Set 2

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20 questions

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  1. Question 1

    The land frontier of India is approximately:
    1. 10,200 km
    2. 12,500 km
    3. 15,200 km
    4. 18,500 km
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  2. Question 2

    The northernmost point of India is known as:
    1. Siachen Glacier
    2. Indira Col
    3. Indira Point
    4. Daulat Beg Oldi
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  3. Question 3

    The state of Telangana was carved out of which state?
    1. Karnataka
    2. Andhra Pradesh
    3. Tamil Nadu
    4. Maharashtra
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  4. Question 4

    Which of the following water bodies lies to the west of India?
    1. Bay of Bengal
    2. Arabian Sea
    3. Indian Ocean
    4. Pacific Ocean
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  5. Question 5

    The Lakshadweep Islands are located in the:
    1. Bay of Bengal
    2. Arabian Sea
    3. Indian Ocean
    4. Gulf of Mannar
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  6. Question 6

    The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was formed on:
    1. August 5, 2019
    2. October 31, 2019
    3. January 26, 2020
    4. August 15, 2020
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  7. Question 7

    The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu was created by the merger of two existing Union Territories in which year?
    1. 2018
    2. 2019
    3. 2020
    4. 2021
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  8. Question 8

    The Gulf of Mannar is situated along the coast of which Indian state?
    1. Kerala
    2. Andhra Pradesh
    3. Karnataka
    4. Tamil Nadu
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  9. Question 9

    The 'Ten Degree Channel' separates:
    1. North Andaman and South Andaman
    2. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
    3. India and Sri Lanka
    4. Lakshadweep and Maldives
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  10. Question 10

    Duncan Passage is located between:
    1. Rutland Island (part of Great Andaman) and Little Andaman
    2. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island
    3. South Andaman and Little Andaman
    4. Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar
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  11. Question 11

    With how many countries does India share its land borders?
    1. 5
    2. 6
    3. 7
    4. 8
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  12. Question 12

    Which Indian state does NOT share a border with Bangladesh?
    1. West Bengal
    2. Tripura
    3. Manipur
    4. Assam
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  13. Question 13

    The Durand Line demarcated the boundary between India and:
    1. Nepal
    2. Tibet
    3. Bhutan
    4. Afghanistan
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  14. Question 14

    Which of the following Indian states does NOT share a boundary with Myanmar?
    1. Arunachal Pradesh
    2. Nagaland
    3. Assam
    4. Mizoram
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  15. Question 15

    India has its shortest land border with which country?
    1. Nepal
    2. Bhutan
    3. Afghanistan
    4. Myanmar
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  16. Question 16

    Which of the following geographical terms is used to describe the southern tip of the Indian mainland?
    1. Cape Comorin
    2. Point Calimere
    3. Indira Point
    4. Koteshwar
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  17. Question 17

    The westernmost point of India is:
    1. Kibithu
    2. Ghuar Moti
    3. Indira Col
    4. Kanyakumari
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  18. Question 18

    The easternmost point of India is:
    1. Ghuar Moti
    2. Indira Point
    3. Kibithu
    4. Dong
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  19. Question 19

    Which of the following channels separates Minicoy Island from the main Lakshadweep archipelago?
    1. Eight Degree Channel
    2. Nine Degree Channel
    3. Ten Degree Channel
    4. Duncan Passage
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  20. Question 20

    Which of the following districts in Chhattisgarh lies on the Tropic of Cancer?
    1. Raipur
    2. Surajpur
    3. Bilaspur
    4. Durg
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