Facts about India -Questions and Answers -45

1101. The area of India is ...... sq.km.

(a) 388630 (b) 3287263

(c) 2487263 (d) 4288630

Answer: (b)

1102. What fraction of the total area of the land area of the world is occupied by India?

(a) 1/32 (b) 1/52

(c) 1/42 (d) 1/24

Answer: (c)

1103. What percent of the global area is occupied by India?

(a)0.57 (b) 2.42

(c) 3.1 (d) 1.42

Answer: (a)

1104. The rank of India in Indian subcontinent in terms of area:

(a) 1 (b) 2

(c) 3 (d) 4

Answer: (a)

1105. The rank of India in South Asia in terms of area:

(a) 4 (b) 3

(c) 2 (d) 1

Answer: (d)

1106. The southern most state in India:

(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka (d) Goa

Answer: (b)

1107. The southern most capital city in India:

(a) Chennai (b) Bangalore

(c) Thiruvananthapuram(d) Panaji

Answer: (c)

1108. The northern most state in India:

(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Punjab

(c) Haryana (d) Jammu Kashmir

Answer: (d)

1109. The northern most  capital city in India:

(a) Jammu (b) Srinagar

(c) Shimla (d) Chandigarh

Answer: (b)

1110. The eastern most state in India:

(a) Assam (b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Mizoram (d) Tripura

Answer: (b)

1111. The western most Union Territory in India:

(a)Daman, Diu (b) Dadra Nagar Haveli

(c) Lakshadweep (d) Puducherry

Answer: (a)

1112. The latitude of the southern most point of the mainland of India:

(a) 8 degree 4minits (b) 6 degree 4minits

(c) 7 degree 4minits  (d) 9 degree 4minits

Answer: (a)

1113. The latitude of the southern most point of the Indian Union:

(a) 9 degree 4minits  (b) 7 degree 4minits

(c) 6 degree 4minits  (d) 8 degree 4minits

Answer: (c)

1114. Indian Standard Time is based on...... and half degree East longitude.

(a) 68 (b) 97

(c) 37 (d) 82

Answer: (d)

1115. 82 and half degree east longitude passes through:

(a) New Delhi (b) Dispur

(c) Kakinada (d) Chennai

Answer: (c)

1116. The place where Indian Standard Time and local time are same?

(a) Allahabad (b) Kolkata

(c) Mumbai (d) New Delhi

Answer: (a)

1117. Indian Standard Time is ...... hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time:

(a) 5 and half (b) 4 and half

(c) 6 and half (d) 3 and half

Answer: (a)

1118. The lowest area in India:

(a) Rann of Kutch (b) Kuttanad

(c) Kochi (d) Kanyakumari

Answer: (b)

1119. The southernmost point of the mainland of India:

(a) Rameswaram (b) Thalaimannar

(c) Dhanushkodi (d) Kanyakumari

Answer: (d)

1120. The largest neighbouring country of India:

(a) Pakistan (b) China

(c) Bangladesh (d) Myanmar

Answer: (b)

1121. The smallest neighbouring country of India:

(a) Bhutan (b) Maldives

(c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh

Answer: (b)

1122. The smallest neighbouring country that shares border with India:

(a) Nepal (b) Bangladesh

(c) Bhutan (d) Maldives

Answer: (c)

1123. The only south east Asian country that shares border with India:

(a) Bangladesh (b) Nepal

(c) Myanmar (d) Srilanka

Answer: (c)

1124. The nearest country to Nicobar islands:

(a) Srilanka (b) Myanmar

(c) Maldives (d) Indonesia

Answer: (d)

1125. The nearest country to Andaman islands:

(a) Myanmar (b) Maldives

(c) Indonesia (d) Bangladesh

Answer: (a)
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