Chapter-1[ India-Size and Location]
1. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
a) Rajasthan
b) Odisha
c) Chhattisgarh
d) Tripura
Answer. b) Odisha.
The tropic of cancer does not pass through Odisha.
The following are Indian states from which the Tropic of cancer(23.5 degrees North) latitude pass through:
- Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.
2. The easternmost longitude of India is
a) 97° 25' E
b) 68° 7' E
c) 77° 6' E
d) 82° 32' E
Answer. a) 97° 25' E
- The easternmost longitude of India: is 97° 25' E
- The westernmost longitude of India: is 68° 7' E
- The Northernmost latitudes of India: 37°6'N
- The Southernmost latitudes of India: 8°4'N
- India Standard meridian: 82°30'E
3. Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim have common frontiers with
a) China
b) Bhutan
c) Nepal
d) Myanmar
Answer. c) Nepal.
Bordering states and UTs of India with China:
- Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Bordering states of India with Bhutan:
- Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Bordering states of India with Nepal:
- Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim
Bordering states of India with Myanmar:
- Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.
Bordering states of India with Bangladesh:
- Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, and West Bengal.
Bordering states of India with Pakistan:
- Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh.
4. If you intend to visit Kavaratti during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of India you will be going to
a) Puducherry
b) Lakshadweep
c) Andaman and Nicobar
d) Daman and Diu
Answer. b) Lakshadweep.
Kavaratti is the capital city of Lakshadweep.
- Other important islands of Lakshadweep: are Amindivi, Laccadive, and Kavaratti.
Puducherry is comprised of four cities:
- Mahe( Kerala)
- Yanam( Andhra Pradesh)
- Karaikal and Puducherry( Tamil Nadu)
5. My friend hails from a country that does not share a land boundary with India. Identify the country.
a) Bhutan
b) Tajikistan
c) Bangladesh
d) Nepal
Answer. b) Tajikistan
Tajikistan's capital: Dushanbe
6. What is the latitudinal extent of mainland India?
a) 8°4'N and 37°6'N
b) 8°4'S and 37°6'S
c) 9°4'N and 38°6'N
d) 9°4'N and 37°6'N
Answer. a) 8°4'N and 37°6'N
7. What is the longitudinal extent of mainland India?
a) 68°7'E and 97°25'E
b) 68°7'W and 97°25'W
c) 58°7'E and 97°25'E
d) 68°7'E and 98°25'E
Answer. a) 68°7'E and 97°25'E
8. What is the latitudinal value of tropic cancer?
a) 23° 30'N
b) 66° 30'N
c) 23° 30'S
d) 66° 30'N
Answer. a) 23° 30'N
9. The southernmost point of the Indian Union is?
a) Kanyakumari
b) Indira Point
c) Kibithu
d) Cape Comorin
Answer. b) Indira Point
10. The landmass of India has an area of ---- -------square km.
a) 3.28 million
b) 32.8 million
c) 3.28 lakh
d) 5.28 million
Answer. a) 3.28 million
11. India’s total area accounts for about --------- percent of the total geographical area of the world.
a) 5.2
b) 2.4
c) 2.8
d) 2.7
Answer. b) 2.4
12. India has a land boundary of about------------- km.
a) 15800
b) 15600
c) 16400
d) 15200
Answer. d) 15200
13. the total length of the coastline of the mainland, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep,
is --------.
a) 7,516.6 km.
b) 7,526.6 km.
c) 7,616.6 km.
d) 7,626.6 km.
Answer. a) 7,516.6 km.
14. Standard Meridian of India passes through which latitude?
a) 82°30'E
b) 85°30'E
c) 82°30'W
d) 85°30'W
Answer. a) 82°30'E
15. Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, India’s distance from Europe has been reduced by -------km.
a) 5000
b) 6000
c) 7000
d) 10,000
Answer. c) 7000
16. Which of the following country is the second largest in terms of areas in the world?
a) Canada
b) the USA
c) China
d) Brazil
Answer. a) Canada (9.98 million square km)
17. Which of the following country is the third-largest in terms of areas in the world?
a) Canada
b) the USA
c) China
d) Brazil
Answer. b) the USA
18. Which of the following country is the fourth-largest in terms of areas in the world?
a) Australia
b) India
c) China
d) Brazil
Answer. c) China
19. Which of the following country is the seventh-largest in terms of areas in the world?
a) Australia
b) India
c) China
d) Brazil
Answer. b) India
20. The number of Union Territories along the western coast of India is?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Answer. a) 2 ( Daman Diu and Dadar Nagar Haweli, Lakshadweep)
21. The number of Union Territories along the eastern coast of India is?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Answer. a) 2; Puducherry, and Andaman & Nicobar
22. Area-wise which is the smallest state in India?
a) Goa
b) Sikkim
c) Meghalaya
d) Tripura
Answer. a) Goa < Sikkim < Tripura < Nagaland
23. Area-wise which is the largest state in India?
a) Maharashtra
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer. b) Rajasthan > Madhya Pradesh > Maharashtra > UP > Gujarat
24. Area-wise which is the smallest Union Territory in India?
a) Puducherry
b) Chandigarh
c) Lakshadweep
d) Daman Diu, and Dadara Nagar Haweli
Answer. c) Lakshadweep < Chandigarh < Puducherry < Daman Diu, and Dadara Nagar Haweli < Delhi
25. Area-wise which is the largest Union Territory in India?
a) Ladakh
b) Jammu & Kashmir
c) Delhi
d) Andaman and Nicobar
Answer. a) Ladakh > Jammu & Kashmir > Andaman & Nicobar
26. The states which do not have an international border or lie on the coast are?
a) Telangana
b) Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh
c) Jharkhand and Haryana
d) All of the above
Answer. d) All of the above
27. Which of the following states does not share a border with Pakistan?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Punjab
d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer. d) Himachal Pradesh
28. Which of the following states does not share a border with China?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Sikkim
c) Assam
d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer. c) Assam
29. Which of the following states does not share a border with Nepal?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Sikkim
c) West Bengal
d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer. d) Himachal Pradesh
30. Which of the following states does not share a border with Bhutan?
a) West Bengal
b) Sikkim
c) Assam
d) Nagaland
Answer. d) Nagaland
31. Which of the following states does not share a border with Myanmar?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Nagaland
c) Assam
d) Mizoram
Answer. c) Assam
32. Which of the following states does not share a border with Bangladesh?
a) Tripura
b) Nagaland
c) Assam
d) Mizoram
Answer. b) Nagaland
33. Which of the following country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar?
a) Maldive
b) Sri Lanka
c) Indonesia
d) Thailand
Answer. b) Sri Lanka
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Chapter Wise class 9 geography NCERT MCQ
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