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Question 11. The southern tip of India is
  1.    Point Calimere
  2.    Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
  3.    Kovalam in Trivandrum
  4.    Cape Comorin
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Indira Point in Nicobar Islands
Answer: (b)
Indira Point is the name given for the southernmost tip of the Republic of India. It has situated on Great Nicobar Island in the Nicobar Islands eastern the Indian Ocean which is not on the mainland of India.
It was formerly known by various names that including Pygmalion Point, Parsons Point, and for a brief period of time India Point.
Question 12. $82 {1/2} °$ E longitude is geographically significant to India because
  1.    it has a bearing on the tropical climate of India
  2.    it divides India into eastern and western zones
  3.    it enables determining local time in eastern India
  4.    it determines the Indian standard time
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> it determines the Indian standard time
Answer: (d)
Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.
India does not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST) or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time IST is designated E* ("EchoStar").
Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5° E longitude, from a clock tower in Mirzapur (25.15°N 82.58°E) (near Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh) which is nearly on the corresponding longitude reference line
Question 13. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called
  1.    Peninsula
  2.    Cape
  3.    Isthmus
  4.    Strait
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Isthmus
Answer: (c)An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side. A strait is the sea counterpart of isthmus.
Question 14. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I
(Hill range of Central India)
A. Satpura
B. Mahadeo
C. Vindhya
D. Maikala
List II (Location in map)
Codes: A B C D
  1.    4 1 3 2
  2.    2 1 3 4
  3.    2 3 1 4
  4.    4 3 1 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 2 3 1 4
Answer: (c)
Question 15. The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of
  1.    Maharashtra
  2.    Orissa
  3.    West Bengal
  4.    Jammu and Kashmir
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Orissa
Answer: (b)Separated from the Bay of Bengal by a narrow spit, Chilika is one of India's largest brackish water coastal lakes. Located south of the mouth of the Mahanadi River in unspoilt Odisha, this lake was once a bay of the ocean until it was silted up by monsoon tides. The lake is an important habitat and breeding ground for both resident and migratory and aquatic birds, most notably flamingoes.
Question 16. Andaman and Nicobar are
  1.    Group of Islands in Bay of Bengal
  2.    Group of Islands in Arabian Sea
  3.    Two Islands in Indian ocean
  4.    Two Islands in Bay of Bengal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Group of Islands in Bay of Bengal
Answer: (a)
Question 17. South-West monsoon contributes to India’s total rainfall up to the extent of
  1.    50-55%
  2.    100%
  3.    75%
  4.    80-90%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 80-90%
Answer: (d)Southwest Monsoon accounts for around 85% of India’s total rainfill.
Question 18. Niyamgiri hill is located in Kalahandi district ?
  1.    West Bengal
  2.    Punjab
  3.    Kerala
  4.    Orissa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Orissa
Answer: (d)The Niyamgiri is a hill range situated in the districts of Kalahandi and Rayagada in Odisha. These hills are home to Dongria Kondh indigenous people. In recent times these hills are in media discussions due to the conflict of inhabitant tribals and Bauxite Mining Project by Vedanta Aluminium Company.
Question 19. The expansion of India is between
  1.    37º 17' 53'' North and 8º 4' 28'' South
  2.    37º 17' 53'' North and 8º 28'' North
  3.    37º 6' North and 8º 4' North
  4.    37º 17' 53'' North and 8º 6' 28'' South
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 37º 6' North and 8º 4' North
Answer: (c)
Question 20. Mansarovar Lake is situated in
  1.    India
  2.    Tibet
  3.    Bhutan
  4.    Nepal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Tibet
Answer: (b)Lake Manasarovar is a freshwater lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China 940 kilometres from Lhasa. To the west of Lake Manasarovar is Lake Rakshastal; toward the north is Mount Kailash.

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