Indian Geography : Introduction One Liner Questions & Answers
| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | India is in size – | Seventh largest country in the world |
| 2 | The area of India is 2.4% of the total area of the world – | The population is 17% of the world’s population |
| 3 | How many villages are (approximately) there in India? | 6 lakh 40 thousand 9 hundred and 30 |
| 4 | The expansion of India is between – | Latitudes 8° 4’N and 37° 6’N, and the Longitudes 68° 7’E and 97° 25’E. |
| 5 | The latitude that passes through Sikkim also passes through – | Rajasthan |
| 6 | 700 East longitude passes through – | Jaisalmer |
| 7 | Through how many Indian states does the Tropic of Cancer pass? |
8 States(Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram)
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| 8 | The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through – | Odisha |
| 9 | Which city is nearest to the tropic of cancer in india? | Udaipur |
| 10 | Which important latitude divides India into almost two equal parts? | 23° 30′ North |
| 11 | When it is midnight at IST meridian, a place observes 6 A.M. The meridian on which the said place is located is – | 172030′ E |
| 12 | How many hours of time difference will be there between the most western village of Gujrat and the most eastern village of Arunachal Pradesh, Walong? | 2 hour |
| 13 | Which cities is closest to the IST (Indian Standard Time) meridian? | Mirzapur |
| 14 | If it is 10.00 a.m. IST, then what would be the local time at Shillong at 92° E longitude? | 10.38 a.m. |
| 15 | When it is noon at IST meridian, what would be the local time at 120o East longitude – | 14.30 p.m. |
| 16 | The Indian Standard Time Meridian pass through – |
5 States – Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
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| 17 | Standard Indian Time (Meridian Longitude 82° 30′) passes through which towns? | Mirzapur District |
| 18 | Which longitudes is known as “Standard Meridian” in India? | 82½° E (82° 30’E) |
| 19 | The Indian Standard Time is taken from which city? | Mirzapur, near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh |
| 20 | How much is the difference between Indian Standard Time (I.S.T.) and Greenwich Mean Time (G.M.T.)? | 5 Hours and 30 Minutes |
| 21 | If the Sun rises at TIRAP in Arunachal Pradesh at 5.00 am (IST) then what time (IST) will the Sun rise in Kandla in Gujarat? | About 7.00 a.m. |
| 22 | The southernmost point of India is – | Indira Point (Nicobar Islands) |
| 23 | Where is the southernmost point of India located? | Great Nicobar Island |
| 24 | Name the place in India where the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean meet – | Kanyakumari |
| 25 | Which pair of states of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost state? | Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat |
| 26 | The westernmost point of India is – | Ghuar Moti(68° 7′ E, in Gujarat) |
| 27 | Which major Indian cities is most eastward located? | Lucknow |
| 28 | Extension of the International boundaries of India along with their neighboring countries in ascending order is – | Nepal, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh |
| 29 | Indian states bordering Bangladesh are – | Meghalaya, Assam, W. Bengal, Tripura |
| 30 | Which Indian states does not share a border with Bhutan? | Meghalaya |
| 31 | Which Indian states shares maximum boundary with Myanmar? | Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat |
| 32 | Which groups of Indian states share its boundaries with Pakistan? | Ladakh, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat |
| 33 | The group of Indian states neighboring Nepal is – | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim |
| 34 | Which countries shares the longest land frontier with India? | Bangladesh |
| 35 | The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by – | Radcliffe Line |
| 36 | The durand line demarcated the indian boundary with which countries? | Pakistan and Afganistan |
| 37 | The boundary line between India and Pakistan is an example of – | Superimposed Boundary |
| 38 | What is the Radcliffe line? | Indo-Pakistan Boundary Line |
| 39 | Which lines demarcates India and the south-eastern part of China? | McMahon Line |
| 40 | The McMahon line forms the boundary between – | India and China |
| 41 | Which separates India and Sri Lanka? | Palk Strait Bay |
| 42 | Which State of India has borders with three countries namely Nepal, Bhutan, and China? | Sikkim |