Important Questions on Physical Features of India

In exams like SSC, Banking, Railways, and others, we find many questions from the Indian Geography section. This section is considered very important. We will provide topic-wise practice questions so that students can be able to practice more and more and get most of the questions correct in this section. In this article, we will provide a Practice set from the Physical Features of India.

Important Questions on Physical Features of India:

Que 1. Which state does not shares its border with Manipur?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Mizoram
(c) Assam
(d) Nagaland

Ans. (a) Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation– Indian state borders shared with Manipur are Nagaland in the North, Assam in the west, and Mizoram in the southwest.

Que 2. How many Neighbouring countries of India (both land and sea)?
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) 12
(d) 11

Ans. (b) 9
Explanation–  Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are India’s nine neighbours. 

Que 3. what is the length of the coastline in India?
(a) 5,500 km 
(b) 9,500 km
(c) 4,500 km
(d) 7,516.6 km

Ans.(d) 7,516.6 km
Explanation– It has a land frontier of about 15,200 km. The total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are 7,516.6 km.

Que 4. Which channel separates Lakshadweep and Maldives?
(a) Eight Degree Channel.  
(b) Five Degree Channel. 
(c) Ten Degree Channel.
(d) Nine Degree Channel. 

Ans. (a) Eight Degree Channel. 
Explanation– Lakshadweep island group is separated from the Maldives by the Eight Degree Channel. 

Que 5. The Himalayan mountain range is a type of?
(a) Block mountain 
(b) Fold mountain
(c) Volcanic mountain 
(d) Residual mountain

Ans. (b) Fold mountain
Explanation–  Himalayan Range is a type of Fold mountain.

Que 6.  Which is the Neighbouring state of Sikkim? 
(a) West Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Assam

Ans. (a) West Bengal
Explanation– Sikkim is a State in Northeast India. It borders Tibet in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south. 

Que 7. Tropic of cancer passes through?
(a) Bihar
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Ans. (b)  Jharkhand
Explanation–  Tropic of cancer passes through 8 states of India.

Que 8. Where is ‘Ninety East Ridge ‘situated? 
(a) Pacific ocean 
(b) Indian ocean
(c) Atlantic ocean
(d) Arctic ocean

Ans. (b) Indian ocean
Explanation–  The Ninety-East Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge on the Indian Ocean floor named for its near-parallel strike along the 90th meridian at the centre of the Eastern.

Que 9. The Northern part of the coast in India is known as the?
(a) Godavari coast
(b) Malabar coast
(c) Konkan coast
(d) None of these

Ans. (c) Konkan coast
Explanation–  The Northern portion of the west coast is called Konkan and the southern portion is Malabar.

Que 10. Which one of the following given options is the driest place?
(a) Leh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Bangalore 
(d) Mumbai

Ans. (a) Leh
Explanation– Leh, and jodhpur are the driest places in India.

Que 11. Which State has the smallest land area?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Sikkim
(c) Goa
(d) Manipur

Ans. (c) Goa
Explanation–  Goa with an area of 3702sq. km is the smallest state in India.

Que 12. Which one of the following states in India has the longest coastline?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d)  Orissa

Ans. (a)  Gujarat
Explanation– Gujarat has the longest mainland coastline in India.

Que 13. Which place is known as the Silent Valley of India?
(a) Tamil Nadu 
(b) Goa
(c) Kerala 
(d) Leh

Ans. (c) Kerala
Explanation–  Silent Valley National Park is a national park in Kerala, India.

Que 14. How many Indian States share their border with Myanmar?
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 6

Ans.(b) 4
Explanation–  4 Indian states share the border with Myanmar i.e Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Manipur.

Que 15. Which is the smallest waterfall in India?
(a)  Kunchikal Falls
(b)  Dudhsagar Falls
(c)  Jog Falls
(d) Kakolat waterfall 

Ans.(d)  Kakolat waterfall 
Explanation–  Kakolat waterfall is the smallest waterfall in India.

Que 16. Where is jog fall situated?
(a)  Karnataka
(b) Kerala
(c)  Tamil Nadu
(d) None of these

Ans. (a)  Karnataka
Explanation–  Jog Falls is the second highest plunge waterfall in India located in Sagara taluk Shivamogga district.

Que 17. Which state is the Nelong Valley located in??
(a) Jammu Kashmir 
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Andhra Pradesh 
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Ans. (b)  Uttarakhand
Explanation– Nelong Valley is located in Uttarakhand state.

Que 18. Hundru falls is located in which river?
(a)  Sankh River
(b)  Damodar River
(c)  South Koel River
(d) Subarnarekha River

Ans. (d) Subarnarekha River
Explanation– The Hundru Falls Ranchi is created on the course of the Subarnarekha River.

Que 19. Which hills are called Purvanchal?
(a) Mizo Hills 
(b) Seshadri
(c)  Garudadri
(d) Narayanadri 

Ans. (a)  Mizo Hills 
Explanation–  The Purvanchal includes the hill of the Patkai hills, Naga Hills, Mizo Hills, and Manipur hills. 

Que 20. Which is the main city of Ladakh?
(a) Sanku
(b) Karzok
(c) Leh 
(d) Nubra

Ans. (c) Leh
Explanation– The largest town in Ladakh is Leh.