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  1. Madhya Pradesh shares its border with how many States?

  2. A.

     3

    B.

     4

    C.

     5

    D.

     6


  3. Which of the following latitudes passes through India?

  4. A.

     Equator

    B.

     Arctic Circle

    C.

     Tropic of Capricorn

    D.

     Tropic of Cancer


  5. The Eastern Coast of India is known as ________

  6. A.

     Eastern Plateau

    B.

     Bengal Coast

    C.

     Coromandal Coast

    D.

     Cyclonic Coast


  7. Which of the following is the highest peak in undisputed Indian territory

  8. A.

     Mount Everest

    B.

     Kanchenjunga

    C.

     Nanada Devi

    D.

     Nanga parbat


  9. Diu is an Island

  10. A.

     Besides Daman

    B.

     Besides Goa

    C.

     Besides Gujarat

    D.

     Besides Maharashtra


  11. Aravalli ranges are an example of ________

  12. A.

     Straight mountains

    B.

     Block mountains

    C.

     Residual mountains

    D.

     Volcanic mountains


  13. Jharkhand does not share boundary with ________

  14. A.

     West Bengal

    B.

     Orissa

    C.

     Chhattisgarh

    D.

     Madhya Pradesh


  15. Which one of the following gives the correct sequence of Himalayan peaks in the direction east to west?

  16. A.

     Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Mt. Everest

    B.

     Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mt. Everest

    C.

     Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Kumaun, Namcha Barwa

    D.

     Namcha Barwa, Kanchenjunga, Mt. Everest, Nanda Devi


  17. The Northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely the Indus, the Ganga and the ________.

  18. A.

     Brahmaputra

    B.

     Krishna

    C.

     Kaveri

    D.

     Mahanadi


  19. Which state has smallest land area?

  20. A.

     Goa

    B.

     Nagaland

    C.

     Sikkim

    D.

     Tripura