Indian Geography

 1. Tropic of Cancer passes through:

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Tripura

c) Mizoram

d) All of these

Answer: All of these.

Explain: Tropic of Cancer passes almost through the middle of India. It passes through 8 Indian states, namely Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

2. Mount Abu is a hill station located in ______ ranges.

a) Vindhya

b) Satpuda

c) Aravalli

d) Sahyadri

Answer: Aravalli

Explain: Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan.

3. India is the largest producer and exporter of -

a) Cotton

b) Copper

c) Tea

d) Mica

Answer: Mica

Explain:  India is not only the largest producer but also largest exporter of mica in the world/

4. Which of the following states does not border on Myanmar?

a) Arunachal Pradesh

b) Nagaland

c) Meghalaya

d) Mizoram

Answer: Meghalaya

Explain: Meghalaya is bounded on the north by Assam and by Bangladesh on the south.

5. Which of the following states has international borders with three countries?

a) West Bengal

b) Sikkim

c) Mizoram

d) Jammu and Kashmir

Answer: Sikkim

Explain: Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan Mountains. The state borders Nepal to the west, China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and cast, and Bhutan to the southeast. The Indian state of West Bengal lies to the south.

6. Which state of India has the largest area?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Maharashtra

d) Rajasthan

Answer: Rajasthan

Explain: Rajasthan is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It covers 10.4 % of India.

Next to follow in terms of area are: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.