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CBSE Class 9th Geography Multiple Choice Question Chapter 1 India Size And Location

Question 1: What is the total area of India in square kilometers?

A) Approximately 3.28 million sq km

B) Approximately 1.28 million sq km

C) Approximately 5.28 million sq km

D) Approximately 2.28 million sq km

Answer: A) Approximately 3.28 million sq km

Question 2: Which continent is India a part of?

A) Europe

B) Africa

C) Asia

D) North America

Answer: C) Asia

Question 3: Which of the following is the northernmost point of India?

A) Indira Col

B) Kanyakumari

C) Kashmir

D) Siachen Glacier

Answer: A) Indira Col

Question 4: What is the latitudinal extent of India?

A) 8° 4′ N to 37° 6′ N

B) 8° 4′ S to 37° 6′ S

C) 8° 4′ E to 37° 6′ E

D) 8° 4′ W to 37° 6′ W

Answer: A) 8° 4′ N to 37° 6′ N

Question 5: Which major water body lies to the east of India?

A) Bay of Bengal

B) Arabian Sea

C) Indian Ocean

D) Andaman Sea

Answer: A) Bay of Bengal

Question 6: India shares its longest border with which country?

A) Nepal

B) Bangladesh

C) Pakistan

D) China

Answer: C) Pakistan

Question 7: Which of the following states does not share a border with Nepal?

A) Uttarakhand

B) Bihar

C) Sikkim

D) West Bengal

Answer: B) Bihar

Question 8: Which mountain range forms the northern boundary of India?

A) Himalayas

B) Western Ghats

C) Eastern Ghats

D) Aravalli Range

Answer: A) Himalayas

Question 9: The Tropic of Cancer passes through which states of India?

A) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal

B) Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand

C) Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Tripura

D) Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal

Answer: A) Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal

Question 10: The southernmost point of India is located in which state?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Kerala

C) Karnataka

D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: B) Kerala

Question 11: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are situated in which ocean?

A) Pacific Ocean

B) Indian Ocean

C) Atlantic Ocean

D) Arctic Ocean

Answer: B) Indian Ocean

Question 12: The Standard Meridian of India passes through which states?

A) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh

B) Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana

C) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand

D) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh

Answer: D) Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh

Question 13: The capital city of India, New Delhi, is situated on the bank of which river?

A) Ganges

B) Yamuna

C) Brahmaputra

D) Indus

Answer: B) Yamuna

Question 14: Which of the following is the westernmost longitude of India?

A) 68° 7′ E

B) 68° 7′ W

C) 97° 25′ E

D) 97° 25′ W

Answer: A) 68° 7′ E

Question 15: Which of the following is the southernmost latitude of India?

A) 8° 4′ N

B) 8° 4′ S

C) 37° 6′ N

D) 37° 6′ S

Answer: B) 8° 4′ S

Question 16: India is located in which hemisphere?

A) Northern and Eastern Hemisphere

B) Northern and Western Hemisphere

C) Southern and Eastern Hemisphere

D) Southern and Western Hemisphere

Answer: A) Northern and Eastern Hemisphere

Question 17: Which of the following states is not located in the North-East region of India?

A) Manipur

B) Nagaland

C) Mizoram

D) Goa

Answer: D) Goa

Question 18: The India-Pakistan border is known as the:

A) Radcliffe Line

B) Durand Line

C) McMahon Line

D) Line of Control

Answer: A) Radcliffe Line

Question 19: Which of the following is India’s largest state by area?

A) Rajasthan

B) Maharashtra

C) Madhya Pradesh

D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: A) Rajasthan

Question 20: The Indian Ocean is bounded by Africa on the ________.

A) East

B) West

C) North

D) South

Answer: B) West

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