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India - Test Set 5

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  1. Question 1

    Which Indian state shares the longest border with Bangladesh?
    1. Assam
    2. Tripura
    3. Meghalaya
    4. West Bengal
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  2. Question 2

    Which of the following water bodies separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands?
    1. Palk Strait
    2. Nine Degree Channel
    3. Ten Degree Channel
    4. Eight Degree Channel
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  3. Question 3

    Which of the following countries does NOT share a land border with India?
    1. Bhutan
    2. Afghanistan
    3. Myanmar
    4. Thailand
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  4. Question 4

    Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. Gujarat
    3. Andhra Pradesh
    4. Maharashtra
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  5. Question 5

    Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
    1. Indira Point – Southernmost point of India
    2. Kanyakumari – Southernmost point of Indian mainland
    3. Indira Col – Northernmost point of India
    4. Siachen Glacier – Easternmost point of India
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  6. Question 6

    Which of the following Indian states does NOT share its border with Nepal?
    1. Uttarakhand
    2. Bihar
    3. Sikkim
    4. Himachal Pradesh
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  7. Question 7

    Which of the following straits separates India from Sri Lanka?
    1. Palk Strait
    2. Malacca Strait
    3. Bering Strait
    4. Bab-el-Mandeb
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  8. Question 8

    Which Indian state shares its border with the maximum number of other Indian states?
    1. Madhya Pradesh
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Chhattisgarh
    4. Maharashtra
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  9. Question 9

    Which of the following Indian states does NOT share a border with China?
    1. Himachal Pradesh
    2. Sikkim
    3. Arunachal Pradesh
    4. Nagaland
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  10. Question 10

    The northernmost point of the Indian territory, known as Indira Col, lies in which region?
    1. Arunachal Pradesh
    2. Siachen Glacier
    3. Gilgit-Baltistan
    4. Leh-Ladakh
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  11. Question 11

    Which one of the following statements is correct regarding India’s geographical area?
    1. India is the 3rd largest country in the world
    2. India accounts for 5.8% of the world’s total geographical area
    3. India’s total geographical area is about 3.28 million sq. km
    4. India’s geographical area is larger than that of China
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  12. Question 12

    Which Indian state is surrounded by Bangladesh from three sides?
    1. Tripura
    2. Meghalaya
    3. Mizoram
    4. Assam
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  13. Question 13

    Which Indian state has the second-longest coastline?
    1. Andhra Pradesh
    2. Tamil Nadu
    3. Maharashtra
    4. Odisha
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  14. Question 14

    Which Indian state is the smallest in terms of area?
    1. Sikkim
    2. Tripura
    3. Goa
    4. Nagaland
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  15. Question 15

    Which of the following is the southernmost point of India?
    1. Kanyakumari
    2. Indira Point
    3. Cape Comorin
    4. Point Calimere
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  16. Question 16

    India is situated in which of the following hemispheres?
    1. Northern and Eastern
    2. Northern and Western
    3. Southern and Eastern
    4. Southern and Western
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  17. Question 17

    Which of the following is the correct geographical extent of India from north to south?
    1. 2,933 km
    2. 3,214 km
    3. 2,814 km
    4. 3,287 km
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  18. Question 18

    The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states of India?
    1. 6
    2. 7
    3. 8
    4. 9
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  19. Question 19

    What is the longitudinal extent of mainland India?
    1. 67°7’E to 96°25’E
    2. 68°7’E to 98°25’E
    3. 69°7’E to 97°25’E
    4. 68°7’E to 97°25’E
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  20. Question 20

    The latitudinal extent of India contributes to which of the following climatic variations?
    1. Tropical to Temperate
    2. Tropical to Subtropical
    3. Subtropical to Polar
    4. Tropical to Arctic
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