GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 85

GEOGRAPHY - INDIA MCQS SET 85

841. India is lying entirely in:
A. 23 ½ ° N latitude or cancer.
B. 0° latitude or equator.
C. Northern hemisphere.
D. Southern hemisphere.

842. The tropic of cancer passes through:
A. Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, M.P., Rajasthan and Gujarat.
B. Sikkim, Bihar, U.P., J&K, H.P. Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan.
C. Rajasthan Gujarat, M.P., Bihar, A.P., Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.
D. Mizoram, Tripura, W.B, Jharkhand, Bihar, M.P., Gujarat and Rajasthan.

843. Name the place in India where sun is almost overhead all around the year:
A. Andaman and Nicobar islands
B. Arunanchal Pradesh
C. Nagaland
D. Lakshadweep

844. At the northern most part of India the rays of the sun are always.
A. Direct
B. Vertical
C. Oblique
D. Slanting

845. Assertion (A): When the sun has already risen in Arunachal Pradesh. It is still night in Saurashtra.
Reason (R): The east-west extension of India covers almost 30° of longitude.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

846. The Coastline of India is:
A. 7,200 km long
B. 4,783 km long
C. 6,300 km long
D. 6,100 km long

847. Assertion (A): The Himalayan mountain ranges are being described as youthful.
Reason (R): The Himalayan mountain ranges were formed in the last phase of geological history of the earth.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

848. Which among the following ranges acts as a natural barrier between India and Tibbet?
A. Telepala
B. Kalim pong
C. Lipu Lekh
D. Bara-La-chala

849. .....Mountain range protects India from any danger of attack from the interior of
Asia and also keeps off the very dry wind of central Asia.
A. Makalu
B. Kanchanjunga
C. Karakoram
D. K2

850. The Himalaya running from west to east for
A. 2700 km.
B. 2600 km.
C. 2500 km.
D. 2400 km.
 
ANSWER: 
841    D
842    A
843    A
844    C
845    A
846    D
847    A
848    A
849    D
850    D