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General Introduction To India

📆 March 26, 2025

Total Questions: 49

1. India is located to the North of the_____. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Equator
Solution:India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' and 37°6' north latitude, and 68°7' and 97°25' cast longitude. It is the seventh-largest country in the world in size with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi). India extends 3,214 kms (1,997 miles) from north to south and 2.933 kms (1,822 miles) from east to west. It has a land frontier of 15,200 km (9,445 mi) and a coastline of 7,516.6 kms (4,671 miles).

2. With which country India has the longest international boundary? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 10.09.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Bangladesh
Solution:India shares the longest border with Bangladesh, of 4,097-kilometre (2.545-mile), the fifth-longest land border in the world. It shares 262 km with Assam, 856 km with Tripura, 180 km with Mizoram, 443 km with Meghalaya and 2.217 km with West Bengal

3. India shares longest international boundary with which country? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 31.08.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Bangladesh
Solution:India shares the longest border with Bangladesh, of 4,097-kilometre (2.545-mile), the fifth-longest land border in the world. It shares 262 km with Assam, 856 km with Tripura, 180 km with Mizoram, 443 km with Meghalaya and 2.217 km with West Bengal

4. With which country does India share the longest border? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 18.07.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) Bangladesh
Solution:India shares the longest border with Bangladesh, of 4,097-kilometre (2.545-mile), the fifth-longest land border in the world. It shares 262 km with Assam, 856 km with Tripura, 180 km with Mizoram, 443 km with Meghalaya and 2.217 km with West Bengal

5. With which country does India share the shortest border? [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.L. (T-I) 5.07.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Afghanistan
Solution:India shares a land border of 106 km with Afghan- istan. This is the shortest land border shared with neighbouring countries.

6. With which country does India have the longest international border? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 9.08.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Bangladesh
Solution:India shares the longest border with Bangladesh, of 4,097-kilometre (2.545-mile), the fifth-longest land border in the world. It shares 262 km with Assam, 856 km with Tripura, 180 km with Mizoram, 443 km with Meghalaya and 2.217 km with West Bengal

7. India does not share its boundary with which of the following countries? [S.S.C Online MTS (T-I) 6.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Iran
Solution:India does not share its boundary with Iran. India shares land borders with seven countries, including Bhutan, Bangladesh, China, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan besides maritime borders with Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia

8. India shares its land boundaries with which countries in the east? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Myanmar and Bangladesh
Solution:India shares its land boundaries with Myanmar and Bangladesh in the East.
India shares a 1,643-km-long border with Myan- mar which touches the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.
India shares a 4,096-km-long border with Bangladesh which touches Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Meghalaya and West Bengal.

9. Which of the following states of India has the longest coastline? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 5.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Gujarat
Solution:Gujarat has the longest mainland coastline in India The total length of India's coustline is 7516.6 kilometres. The mainland coastline length is 5422.6 kilometres, while the Island wrritories have a coastline length of 2094 kilometres

10. In terms of total land area what is India's rank in the world in the list of largest countries? [S.S.C. Online MES (T-I) 19.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) 7
Solution:India ranks seventh in terms of size (Total area is 32, 87,782 sq. km. It constitutes 2.4% of the total land mass of the world). Russia tops the list.
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