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1. A - Lakshadweep Islands 2. B - Andaman and Nicobar Islands

3. C - Kanyakumari is surrounded by the seas on three sides – Bay of Bengal, Indian
Ocean, and Arabian Sea
4. C - Indira Point submerged into the ocean after the 2004 Tsunami
Indira Point - located in the Nicobar Islands in the Union Territory of Andaman and
Nicobar islands. It is the southernmost point of the Archipelago (a group of many
islands) and also the southernmost point of Indian Territory.
5. B - 3.28 million sq. km
6. A - Maharashtra. Land Locked is which does not have direct access to an ocean or a sea
7. A - 97°25'. The longitudinal Extent of India is 68°7'E to 97°25'E
8. B - Nepal
9. C - Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep
10. C - India begins to taper from about 22o North latitude
11. A - The east west extent appears smaller than north south extent due to the fact that
latitudes are equidistant from each other but distance between longitudes decreases
as one move from equator to poles.
12. A - The Tropic of Cancer (23 ½ ° N) passes through these 8 states in India: Gujarat,
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and
Mizoram.
13. B - Tripura
14. A - Uttarakhand. West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim shares border with 3
countries whereas Uttarakhand shares border with 2 countries i.e. China & Nepal
15. D - Gujarat. The Arabian Sea gives the state of Gujarat its extensive coastline.
16. A - Nepal; Nepal shares its border with 5 countries, whereas Afghanistan shares with 1,
Bhutan with 4 and Myanmar with 4
17. D - Sri Lanka - does not share the boundary with India and is an island country in the
Indian Ocean.
18. B - Both the statements are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
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19. C - 82°30'E 20. A - 8°4'N and 37°6'N
21. B - 21st June - On 21st June, the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun. The
rays of the sun fall directly on the Tropic of Cancer. As a result, these areas receive more
heat. Since a large portion of the northern hemisphere is getting light from the sun, it is
summer in the regions north of the equator. The longest day and the shortest night at these
places occur on 21st June. This position of the earth is called the summer solstice.
22. A - Latitude 23. D - Aizawl 24. C - Goa
25. A - Tropical Zone. The region between 23.5° N and 23.5° S latitudes is called tropical
zone, because it lies between the lines of the tropics. This region is the hottest, since it
receives direct and focussed sunlight throughout the year.
26. C - London
27. C - Goa. The coast runs from south of Goa to Kanyakumari on India's southern tip.
28. B - Singapore. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the
regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its
member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and
Sri Lanka. The last SAARC summit was hosted by Nepal in 2014. Pakistan was to host the
19th summit in 2016, but it was stalled after India refused to participate following the terror
attack in Pulwama in Jammu & Kashmir that India blamed on Pakistan-based terrorists.
29. C - local standard time. The longitude passing centrally through a country is used to
record the local standard time, and is called the Prime/Standard Meridian of that country.
30. D - 1869. The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt connecting the
Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea. It enables a more direct route for
shipping between Europe and Asia, effectively allowing for passage from the North Atlantic
to the Indian Ocean without having to circumnavigate the African continent. Since its
completion in 1869, it has become one of the world's most heavily used shipping lanes

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31. A - Siliguri Corridor. The Siliguri Corridor, or Chicken’s neck, is a narrow stretch of land
located in the West Bengal, that connects India’s northeastern states to the rest of India. At
its narrowest, the corridor is just 17Km wide. It borders Nepal, Bangladesh and Kingdom of
Bhutan. All land trade between the North East and the rest of the country happens through
this corridor.
32. A - Palk Strait. A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other
large areas of water. The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu State of India and the
Mannar District of the Northern Province of the Island Nation of Sri Lanka. The Palk Strait
isolates India from Sri Lanka.
33. D - Assam 34. C - 6am 35. D - All of the Above

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