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					Geography — Mock Test
				
			25 Questions
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			Q. 01 / 25
		
		[SSC/Railway pattern] Which of the following pairs (neighbouring country – Indian state sharing a border with it) is incorrectly matched?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Manipur borders Myanmar, not Bangladesh. Bangladesh borders West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 02 / 25
		
		As of 2026, India comprises how many states and Union Territories respectively?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: India currently has 28 states and 8 Union Territories, a structure in place since the 2019–2020 reorganisations.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 03 / 25
		
		[Board/Madhyamik pattern] India’s coastline of about 7,516.6 km touches how many states and Union Territories combined?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Nine coastal states and four coastal Union Territories share India's coastline.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 04 / 25
		
		In September 2024, the capital of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Port Blair, was officially renamed as:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: In September 2024, the Union Government renamed Port Blair as "Sri Vijaya Puram," citing the aim of removing colonial-era names.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 05 / 25
		
		Which country shares the shortest land border with India?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Afghanistan shares India's shortest land border (about 106 km), touching the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir region near the Wakhan Corridor.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 06 / 25
		
		Which Indian Union Territory’s actual local (solar) time runs considerably ahead of IST because of its far eastern location?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Being far to the east (around 92–94°E), the Andaman & Nicobar Islands' local solar time runs roughly 45 minutes ahead of IST, while parts of western India run correspondingly behind it.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 07 / 25
		
		India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extends up to how many nautical miles from the baseline?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Under UNCLOS and India's Maritime Zones Act, the EEZ extends up to 200 nautical miles from the baseline, within which India has sovereign rights over marine resources.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 08 / 25
		
		[Board/Madhyamik pattern] Which latitude is often described as dividing India into a tropical south and a sub-tropical north?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer (23.5°N) is commonly used as the broad climatic dividing line between tropical southern India and sub-tropical northern India.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 09 / 25
		
		Which of the following is NOT a land-neighbour of India?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar; it is a maritime neighbour, not a land-neighbour.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 10 / 25
		
		The largest Union Territory of India by area is:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Ladakh, at about 59,146 sq km, is by far India's largest Union Territory by area.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 11 / 25
		
		The Tropic of Cancer’s passage through India is climatically significant mainly because it:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer is often used as a broad climatic marker, separating India's tropical southern climate from the sub-tropical climate found further north.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 12 / 25
		
		The India-Pakistan international boundary is officially known as the:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: The Radcliffe Line, drawn in 1947, forms the India-Pakistan (and India-Bangladesh) international boundary. The Line of Control (LoC) is a separate military ceasefire line in Jammu & Kashmir, not the international border.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 13 / 25
		
		[WBCS Prelims pattern] Arrange the following states in the correct west-to-east order in which the Tropic of Cancer crosses them: Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura.
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: West to east, the Tropic of Cancer crosses Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram — so among the four listed, the order is Gujarat → Chhattisgarh → Jharkhand → Tripura.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 14 / 25
		
		Which river is known to cross the Tropic of Cancer twice within India?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: The Mahi River, due to its unusual looping course in Madhya Pradesh/Gujarat, is the only Indian river that crosses the Tropic of Cancer twice.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 15 / 25
		
		India shares a land border with how many countries?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: India shares its land border with 7 countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 16 / 25
		
		The approximate North-South extent of India (Kashmir to Kanyakumari) is:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: India's North-South extent is about 3,214 km, while its East-West extent is about 2,933 km.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 17 / 25
		
		India’s Standard Meridian passes closest to which town?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: The 82°30'E line passes near Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, close to Prayagraj (Allahabad), which is why this location is treated as the reference point for Indian Standard Time.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 18 / 25
		
		India lies completely within which two hemispheres?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: India lies entirely north of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian. Its latitude ranges from 8°4'N to 37°6'N and longitude from 68°7'E to 97°25'E, so the whole country falls in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 19 / 25
		
		Which strait is a critical global chokepoint linking the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea and East Asia, of major importance to India’s trade?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: The Strait of Malacca, between Malaysia/Singapore and Indonesia, is one of the world's busiest and most strategically important shipping chokepoints for Indian Ocean-Pacific trade.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 20 / 25
		
		India’s official strategic vision for cooperative maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region is termed:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: SAGAR ("Security and Growth for All in the Region"), articulated in 2015, outlines India's vision for a secure, stable and cooperative Indian Ocean Region.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 21 / 25
		
		India’s Standard Meridian is:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: 82°30'E has been adopted as India's Standard Meridian because it passes roughly through the longitudinal middle of the country.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 22 / 25
		
		Which two Union Territories were merged in January 2020 to form a single Union Territory?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Effective 26 January 2020, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli were merged into a single Union Territory, bringing the UT count back down to 8.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 23 / 25
		
		Which state has the shortest stretch of the Tropic of Cancer passing through it?
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Rajasthan has only a small corner clipped by the Tropic of Cancer, giving it the shortest stretch among the 8 states.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 24 / 25
		
		As of 2026, the restoration of full statehood to Jammu & Kashmir (a Union Territory since 2019) is:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: While the Supreme Court upheld the abrogation of Article 370 in 2023 and directed early restoration of statehood to J&K, this restoration remained pending as of 2026, continuing to be a live political and constitutional issue.			
			
		
		
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			Q. 25 / 25
		
		The small island once disputed between India and Sri Lanka, ceded to Sri Lanka under a 1974 agreement and still a subject of political debate, is:
		
							
								
								
								
						
		
					
				Explanation: Katchatheevu, a tiny uninhabited island in the Palk Strait, was ceded to Sri Lanka by India under a 1974 maritime agreement; its status remains a recurring political and fisheries issue.