Political Geography Of India — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

India is located within both the eastern hemisphere, like the rest of Asia, and the northern hemisphere. India is considered part of the South Asia region, and it is the seventh-largest country in the world by geographical size.

Indian sovereignty in sea extends upto 12 nautical miles. Each coastal state may claim a territorial sea that extends seaward up to 12 nautical miles (nm) from its baselines. The coastal state exercises sovereignty over its territorial sea, the airspace above it, and the seabed and subsoil beneath it.

Kangchenjunga – 8,586 m. The Kangchenjunga is the highest mountain peak in India and ranked 3rd highest summit in the world with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft). The highest mountain Kangchenjunga is located at the border of India and Nepal in the great Himalayas range, Sikkim.

Port Blair is the capital of the union territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It is located on the east coast of the south Andaman Island.

In Kohima the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the IST (Indian Standard Time).

The correct chronological order of the formation of the following states in India are Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.

Barren Island, a possession of India in the Andaman Sea about 135 km NE of Port Blair in the Andaman Islands, is the only historically active volcano along the N-S-trending volcanic arc extending between Sumatra and Burma (Myanmar). The 354-m-high island is the emergent summit of a volcano that rises from a depth of about 2250 m.

The Khasi and Jaintia Hills are a mountainous region that was mainly part of Assam and Meghalaya. Meghalaya was previously part of Assam, but on 21 January 1972, the districts of Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills became the new state of Meghalaya.

Nathu La Himalayan Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China.

The correct order of occurrence of the following places as one moves from east to west are Murshidabad, Gorakhpur, Bhopal and then Bhavnagar.

The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which are Siwalik, Greater Himalayas and Lesser Himalayas. The Karakoram or Karakorum is a large mountain range spanning the borders of Pakistan, India, and China, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Bhutan is surrounded by Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim. Bhutan is located on the southern slopes of the eastern Himalayas, landlocked between the Tibet autonomous region to the north and the Indian states of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh to the west and south.

Todas tribes is not found in Central India. Toda Tribe is the most ancient and unusual tribe of Nilgiri Hills of Tamil nadu. The todas have their own language.

Nilgiri Hills is the junction point of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats. The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast whereas Western Ghats also known as Sahyadri is a mountain range that runs parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula. Eastern ghats and Western ghats meet at the Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu.

All the statements given above are correct. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh, West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal and Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

The correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south are Nallamalai Hills - Javadi Hills - Nilgiri Hills - Anaimalai Hills.

The states of India that have a common border with Pakistan are Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra all lies on western coast of India that is adjacent to Arabian sea whereas Rajasthan shares land border with Pakistan. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are the six state that lies on western coast of India.

The highest point in the Aravalli range is Guru Sikhar. Guru Shikhar, the highest peak in the Aravalli Range at 5650 feet (1722 meters) in Mount Abu of Rajasthan, lies near the south-western extremity of the Central Aravalli range, close to the border with Gujarat state.

The large States of India in the order of area are Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra. Rajasthan is a state in northern India. The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4% of the total geographical area of India. Madhya Pradesh is a state in central India. Its total area is 308,252 km 2 . Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan plateau. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spreadover 307,713 km 2 (118,809 sq mi).

To determine the easternmost town, the geographical location (longitude) of each town must be compared. Kohima : Located in Nagaland at approximately 94.11° E longitude. Jorhat : Located in Assam at approximately 94.22° E longitude. Itanagar : Located in Arunachal Pradesh at approximately 93.62° E longitude. Dibrugarh : Located in Assam at approximately 94.90° E longitude. Among these, Dibrugarh has the highest longitude, making it the easternmost town. Therefore, Option D is the correct answer.

Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on Palni hills. Its name in the Tamil language means "The Gift of the Forest". Kodaikanal is referred to as the "Princess of Hill stations" and has a long history as a retreat and popular tourist destination.

The most urbanised community in India is that of the Zoroastrians. Zoroastrianism in India has significant history within the country. The initial migration following the Muslim conquest of Persia has been canonized as a religious persecution by invading Muslims. Zoroastrianism meanwhile suffered a decline in Iran after the conquests.

The following passes and locations that are wrongly matched are Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La - Uttar Pradesh and Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh - Himachal Pradesh. Bara-lacha la is a high mountain pass in Zanskar range, connecting Lahaul district in Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, situated along the Leh–Manali Highway. The Shipki La Pass or Shipki Pass is a hill pass in India. It also serves as the boundary post on the frontier between China and India. Niti Pass is an international high mountain pass at an elevation of 5.070m (16,633ft) connecting Uttarakhand, a state in the northern part of India and southern Tibet, an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Lipulekh is a Himalayan pass on the border between Uttarakhand, India and Tibet, China. The southern side of the pass is controlled by India but claimed by Nepal.

Kavaratti is the capital of the union territory Lakshadweep in India. The Island of Kavaratti lies 360 Km of the coast of the State of Kerala at 10.57°N 72.64°E.

Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka in southern shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States.

Tropic of cancer does not pass through Manipur. The tropic of cancer passes through 8 Indian states. They are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Tripura, and Mizoram.

The latitude of New Delhi, Delhi, India is 28.644800, and the longitude is 77.216721. New Delhi, Delhi, India is located at India country in the Cities place category with the gps coordinates of 28° 38' 41.2800'' N and 77° 13' 0.1956'' E.

Coonoor is a Taluk and a municipality of the Nilgiris district in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu.

Palghat Gap, major break in the Western Ghats mountain range, in southwestern India. Located between the Nilgiri Hills to the north and the Anaimalai Hills to the south, it is about 20 miles (32 km) wide and straddles the Kerala–Tamil Nadu border, serving as a major communication route between those two states.

Sabarimala is a Hindu pilgrimage centre located at the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the Western Ghat mountain ranges of Pathanamthitta District, Perunad grama panchayat in Kerala.

Manipur does not lie in 1do-Bangla border. Assam, Mizoram and Tripura lie in 1do-Bangla border.

The Himalayan range is a vast mountain system in Asia, primarily associated with the collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, forming several sub-ranges and adjacent systems. Aravalli is not part of the Himalayan range; it is an older, separate mountain range located in western India, primarily in Rajasthan, formed by ancient tectonic processes unrelated to the Himalayas. Kunlun lies to the north of the Himalayas in the Tibetan Plateau and is geologically linked to the broader Himalayan system, though it is distinct, it is often considered in the context of Himalayan tectonics. Karakoram is a sub-range closely associated with the Himalayas, located on the India-China-Pakistan border, and is part of the greater Himalayan orogeny. Hindukush extends westward from the Himalayas, forming a connected mountain system in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and is also tied to the Himalayan tectonic activity. Thus, Option A: Aravalli is the correct answer as it is the only mountain range not part of or directly linked to the Himalayan system.

Daman and Diu is a union territory in western India. With an area of 112 km square it is the smallest federal division of India on the mainland. The territory comprises two distinct regions Daman and Diu, geographically separated by the Gulf of Khambhat.

The latitude that pass through Sikkim also pass through Rajasthan. 27° latitude passes through Gangtok of Sikkim and Alwar in Rajasthan.

Anamudi Peak -2,695 metres (8,842 ft) -Kerala. Anamudi is the highest mountain peak in the Western Ghats and also the highest point in South India, located in the southern region of Eravikulam National Park.

Doda Betta, mountain peak, the highest point in Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India, near Udhagamandalam. Rising to an elevation of 8,652 feet (2,637 metres), Doda Betta is a grass-covered hill that is frequently climbed by summer visitors, and the summit is accessible by automobile.

The following that gives the correct sequence of hills in the east-west direction are Naga, Mikir, Khasi and Garo.

In terms of area, Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra.

Lakshadweep Islands are the product of Reef formation. Lakshadweep is an archipelago of twelve atolls, three reefs and five submerged banks, with a total of about thirty-nine islands and islets.