MCQ on India -Location
1- The north-south extent of mainland of India extends from ……………..in the north to ……………in the south.
(A) Jammu Kashmir to Kanyakumari
(B) Kanyakumari to Jammu Kashmir
(C) Kanyakumari to Ladakh
(D) Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat
2- The east west extent of mainland of India lies from ……………..in the east to ………………in the west.
(A) Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat
(B) Kashmir to Kanyakumari
(C) Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Kashmir to
3- India‘s territorial limit extends towards the sea upto ………….. from the coast.
(A) 10 nautical miles
(B) 12 nautical miles
(C) 14 nautical miles
(D) 16 nautical miles
4- 1 nautical miles is about
(A) 19.9 km
(B) 20.9 km
(C) 21.9 km
(D) 22.9 km
5- Statute mile=
(A) 62, 360 km
(B) 63,360 km
(C) 62, 360 inches
(D) 63, 360 inches
6-Nautical mile=
(A) 62, 960 inches
(B) 72,960 inches
(C) 72,960 km
(D) 62, 906 km
7- 1 statute mile is equal to
(A) About 1.8 km (1.852km)
(B) About 1.6 km (1.584 km)
(C) About 1.4 km (1.586 km)
(D) About 1.2 km (1.588km)
8- 1 Nautical miles is
(A) About 1.4 km (1.852 km)
(B) About 1.6 km (1.854 km)
(C) About 1.8 km (1.852 km)
(D) About 2.4 km (1.852 km)
9- Southernmost boundary of India extends upto …………..
(A) 66o 4’ N latitude in Lakshadweep Island
(B) 66o 45 N latitude in Lakshadweep Island
(C) 6o45’ N latitude in Andaman Island
(D) 6o45’ N latitude in The Great Nicobar Island
10- Longitudinal and latitudinal extent of India is about ……………..
(A) 30 degree
(B) 300 degree
(C) 30.30 degree
(D) None of the above
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(A), 3-(B), 4-(C), 5-(D), 6-(B), 7-(B), 8-(C), 9-(D), 10-(A)