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  1. Which one of the following towns is situated easternmost?

  2. A.

     Kohima

    B.

     Jorhat

    C.

     Itanagar

    D.

     Dibrugarh


  3. Kodaikanal, the famous hill-station of South India, is situated on ________

  4. A.

     Palni hills

    B.

     Anaimalai mountain

    C.

     Nilgiri mountain

    D.

     Cardamon hills


  5. The most urbanised community in India is that of the ________

  6. A.

     Hindus

    B.

     Muslims

    C.

     Christians

    D.

     Zoroastrians


  7. Which of the following passes and locations is/are wrongly matched?
    1. Zojila and Burzil - Jammu & Kashmir
    2. Bara Lapcha La and Shipki La - Uttar Pradesh
    3. Thaga La, Niti Pass and Lipu Lekh - Himachal Pradesh
    4. Nathu La and Jelep La - Sikkim

  8. A.

     1 and 2

    B.

     2 and 3

    C.

     3 and 4

    D.

     1, 2 and 3


  9. The capital of Lakshadweep is ________

  10. A.

     Port Blair

    B.

     Silvassa

    C.

     Aizawl

    D.

     Kavaratti


  11. Out of the four southern States: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu,
    which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?

  12. A.

     Andhra Pradesh only

    B.

     Karnataka only

    C.

     Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

    D.

     Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala


  13. Through which one of the following Indian states the Tropic of Cancer does not pass?

  14. A.

     Manipur

    B.

     Tripura

    C.

     Gujarat

    D.

     Rajasthan


  15. 28.38 N. and 77.12 E are the respective latitude and longitude of which one of the following places?

  16. A.

     Jaipur

    B.

     Delhi

    C.

     Lucknow

    D.

     Allahabad


  17. The hill station of Coonoor is located in which one of the following states?

  18. A.

     Karnataka

    B.

     Andhra Pradesh

    C.

     Kerala

    D.

     Tamil Nadu


  19. Kanchipuram is in which of the following states?

  20. A.

     Kerala

    B.

     Andhra Pradesh

    C.

     Tamil Nadu

    D.

     Karnataka