Test : INDIA-SIZE AND LOCATION

TOPIC : INDIA-SIZE AND LOCATION

1. Indian Standard Time is how many hours ahead or behind of G.M.T. or Universal Time ?

(A) 5 hrs 30 min behind G.M.T. (B) 15 hrs ahead of G.M.T.

2. Which of the following has reduced India’s distance from Europe by 7000 km ?

(A) Suez Canal (B) Pananma Canal(C)

Indira Gandhi Canal (D) Buckingham Canal

3. Which of the following influences the duration of the day and night, as one moves from south to north ?

(A) Longitudinal extent (B) Latitudinal extent

4. The Standard Meridian of India, 82°30’E passes through which of the following places ?

(A) Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu (B) Walong inArunachal Pradesh

5. The sun rises two hours earlier inArunachal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat. What time will the watch show

in Gujarat, if it is 6 am in Arunachal Pradesh ?

(A) 4.00 am (B) 7.44 am (C) 6 am (D) 5.44 am

6. From Gujarat to Arunchal Pradesh there is a time lag of -

(A) 24 hours (B) 12 hours (C) 2 hours (D) 30 minutes

7. Both the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India’s mainland is about 30°. But on looking at the map of

India, which of the following alternatives do you observ about India’s size?

(A) East-west extent appears to be smaller than north-south extent

(B) East-west extent appears to be larger than north-south extent

(D) North-south extent appears to be smaller than east-west extent

8. By which geographical feature is India bounded in the north-west, north and north east ?

(A) Seas (B) Lava Plateaus

9. What is India’s size with respect to other countries of the world ?

(A) First (B) Third (C) Fourth (D)Seventh

10. Which of the following figures shows the total area of India’s landmass ?

(A) 2.4 million square km (B) 3.28 million square km

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