1. Which one of the following water bodies separates the Andaman and the Nicobar Islands? [UPSC CDS-1 2021]
(a) Gulf of Mannar
(b) Ten Degree Channel
(c) Eleven Degree Channel
(d) Palk Strait
2. India’s territorial limit extends towards the sea up to [UPSC CDS-1 2021]
(a) 10 nautical miles
(b) 12 nautical miles
(c) 14 nautical miles
(d) 15 nautical miles
3. At a certain place, the Greenwich Mean Time is ahead by 12 hours. The place is located at
(a) 180°W of GMT
(b) 180°E of GMT
(c) 90°W of GMT
(d) 90°E of GMT
4. Why U.S.S.R. have many local time differences?
(a) Because of long east-west stretches
(b) Because north-south stretch is more
(c) Because it covers two continents
(d) Because of large differences in climate
5. Duncan pass is located between
(a) North Andaman and South Andaman
(b) North Andaman and Car Nicobar
(c) South Andaman and Car Nicobar
(d) South Andaman and Little Andaman
6. A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting to larger bodies of land is called
(a) Dune
(b) Equinox
(c) Isthmus
(d) Strait
7. Line demarcating the boundary between India and China is
(a) Durand Line
(b) McMohan Line
(c) Strafford Line
(d) Radcliffe Line
8. In which one of the following islands of India is an active volcano found? Which one of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?
(a) Car Nicobar Island
(b) Nancowry Island
(c) Barren Island
(d) Maya Bunder Island
9. Which one of the following longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time?
(a) 85.5 degree E
(b) 86.5 degree E
(c) 84.5 degree E
(d) 82.5 degree E
10. The southernmost part of India lies in
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Andhra Pradesh
11. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?
(a) Srinagar
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Thiruvananthapuram
12. Who prepares topographical maps of India?
(a) Survey of India
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Geological Survey of India
(d) Archaeological Survey of India
13. Consider the following statements: [UPSC CSE 2018]
1. The Barren Island volcano is an active volcano located in the Indian Territory.
2. Barren Island lies about 140 km east of Great Nicobar
3. The last time the Barren Island volcano erupted was in 1991 and it has remained inactive since then.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3
c) 3 only
d) 1 and 3
14. Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State? [UPSC CSE 2015]
(a) Assam and Rajasthan
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Assam and Gujarat
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
15. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to [UPSC CSE 2014]
(a) solve the problem of minorities in India
(b) give effect to the Independence Bill
(c) delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
(d) enquire into the riots in East Bengal
16. Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’ ? [UPSC CSE 2014]
(a) Andaman and Nicobar
(b) Nicobar and Sumatra
(c) Maldives and Lakshadweep
(d) Sumatra and Java
17. A particular State in India has the following characteristics: [UPSC CSE 2012]
1. It is located on the same latitude which passes through northern Rajasthan.
2. It has over 80% of its area under forest cover.
3. Over 12% of forest cover constitutes Protected Area Network in this State.
Which one among the following States has all the above characteristics?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand
18. Which one among the following Indian States shares boundaries with the largest number of states? [UPSC CAPF 2012]
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Assam
19. Which one among the following Indian States shares international boundaries with three nations? [UPSC CAPF 2012]
(a) Uttarakhand
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Assam
20. Which one among the following, is the nearest from the ‘Zero Mile Centre’ of India? [UPSC CAPF 2012]
(a) Taj Mahal
(b) Charminar
(c) Gateway of India
(d) Victoria to Memorial
21. The State of Sikkim is surrounded by ? [UPSC CAPF 2013]
(a) China, Nepal, Bhutan and Paschim Banga
(b) Bhutan, Nepal, Paschim Banga and Assam
(c) China, Nepal, Paschim Banga and Assam
(d) China, Bhutan, Paschim Banga and Assam
22. Which meridian forms the boundary line between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean? [UPSC CAPF 2014]
(a) The meridian of Cape of Tasmania
(b) The meridian of Cape Town
(c) The meridian of Wellington
(d) The meridian of Perth
23. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the positions in the Bay of Bengal from North to South ? [UPSC CAPF 2019]
(a) Gulf of Mannar – Palk Strait – Palk Bay
(b) Palk Strait – Gulf of Mannar Palk Bay
(c) Palk Strait – Palk Bay – Gulf of Mannar
(d) Palk Bay – Palk Strait – Gulf of Mannar
24. Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with
(a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar
25. A narrow channel of sea separating two land-masses is called
(a) Gulf
(b) Strait
(c) Isthmus
(d) Bay
