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PSI-112 Key Answers

Q.1) Which latitude passes through the middle of India?

1. Tropic of Capricorn
2. Equator
3. Tropic of cancer
4. Antarctic Circle

Q 1) solution (C)

Tropic of Cancer is the line of latitude which passes through the middle of India. The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern Tropic, is currently 23°26′13.2″ (or 23.43701°) north of the Equator. It is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead.

Q.2) What is the total length of land boundary of India?

1. 15,200 km
2. 7,516.6 km
3. 15,500 km
4. 7,665.7 km

Q.2) solution (A)

India is the seventh largest country of the world. India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km and the total length of the coastline of the mainland, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, is 7,516.6 km.

Q.3) What is the length of India from north to south?

1. 3,214 km
2. 3,412 km
3. 4,312 km
4. 4,213 km

Q 3) solution (A)

India measures 3,214 km (1,997 mi) from north to south and 2,933 km (1,822 mi) from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15,106.7 km (9,387 mi) and a coastline of 7,516.6 km (4,671 mi).

Q.4) Lakshadweep Islands are in which of the following sea?

1. Bay of Bengal
2. Arabian sea
3. Indian ocean
4. Gulf of Munnar

Q 4) solution (B)

Lakshadweep, formerly the Laccadives, is a group of islands situated some 400 km off India’s west coast in the Arabian sea. They are India’s only coral atolls and geologically a part of the same chain as the Maldives.

Q.5) The time gap between Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat?

1. 3 hours
2. 4 hours
3. 1 hours
4. 2 hours

Q 5) solution (D)

From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of two hours. Hence, time along the Standard Meridian of India (82°30’E) passing through Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh) is taken as the standard time for the whole country.

Q.6) which of the following country shares the shortest border with India?

1. Nepal
2. Bhutan
3. Myanmar
4. Afghanistan

Q 6) solution (D)

Officially India does share a small stretch of border with Afghanistan, however, currently that is in Kashmir which is occupied by Pakistan. Historically Afghans do come to India for trade it was an old trade root which has died out to a great extent now but it is still there. Bangladesh 4,096.7, China 3,488, Pakistan 3,323, Nepal 1,751, Myanmar 1,643, Bhutan: 699. Afghanistan 106, Total 15,106.7.

Q.7) Which channel separates Lakshadweep from Maldives?

1. 7 Degree channel
2. 8 Degree channel
3. 10 Degree channel
4. 9 Degree channel

Q 7) solution (B)

Eight Degree Channel, which separates Lakshadweep from Maldives Islands

Q.8) How many countries share land boundaries with India?

1. 9 country
2. 6 country
3. 7 country
4. 8 country

Q 8) solution (C)

India shares land borders with seven neighbouring countries viz. Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan and Afghanistan.

Q.9) Which strip of water separates India and Sri Lanka?

1. Palk strait
2. Bering Strait
3. Strait of Gibraltar
4. Straits of Malacca

Q 9) solution (A)

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. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with Palk Bay in the southwest.

Q.10) The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats is?

1. Anai Mudi
2. Mahendragiri
3. Kanchenjunga
4. Khasi

Q 10) solution (B)

Mahendragiri is a mountain peak at in the Paralakhemundi (or Parlakimidi) subdivision of the district of Gajapati, Odisha, India. It is situated amongst the Eastern Ghats.

Q.11) A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as?

1. Island
2. Coast
3. Plain
4. Peninsula

 Q 11) solution (D)

A landmass bounded by sea on three sides is referred to as peninsula.

Q.12) which of these separated by 10 Degree channel?

1. Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands
2. Lakshadweep from Maldives
3. India and Sri Lanka
4. None of the above

Q 12) solution (A)

The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory (UT) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Q.13) Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?

1. Gobind Sagar lake
2. Wular lake
3. Sambhar lake
4. Dal lake

Q 13) solution (C)

Sambhar Salt Lake of Rajasthan is largest inland Salt Lake of India and an extensive saline wetland. The Sambhar lake is India’s largest saline lake and designated as a Ramsar site due to thousands of pink flamingos and waterfowl birds inhabit the site.

Q.14) Which one of the following is the longest river of the Peninsular India?

1. Narmada
2. Godavari
3. Krishna
4. Mahanadi

Q 14) solution (B)

Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India. Godavari, also known as ‘Dakshin Ganga’ the South Ganges, the second longest river of India after the Ganges, is the longest river of peninsular India.

Q.15) In which of the following states is the Wular lake located?

1. Rajasthan
2. Punjab
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Jammu and Kashmir

Q 15) solution (D)

Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia. It is sited in Bandipora district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.