Indian Geography (Part-I)

41. The southern most point of India is- [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003, U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]

(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Rameshwaram
(c) Indira Point
(d) Point Calimere

Correct Answer: (c) Indira Point

Solution:The four extreme points of India are :
Southernmost Point - Indira Point (6°4'N latitudes) is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil. It is the location of the southernmost point of India’s territory. On the mainland, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu (8°4'N latitudes) is the southern most point.
Northernmost Point - Near Siachen Glacier, at Indira Col Ladakh.
Westernmost point - Guhar Moti or Guhar Mota (Gujarat).
Easternmost Point - Kibithu (Arunachal Pradesh).
Thus the correct answer is option (c).

42. Where is the southern most point of India located? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Great Nicobar
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Madras

Correct Answer: (b) Great Nicobar

Solution:The four extreme points of India are :
Southernmost Point - Indira Point (6°4'N latitudes) is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil. It is the location of the southernmost point of India’s territory. On the mainland, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu (8°4'N latitudes) is the southern most point.
Northernmost Point - Near Siachen Glacier, at Indira Col Ladakh.
Westernmost point - Guhar Moti or Guhar Mota (Gujarat).
Easternmost Point - Kibithu (Arunachal Pradesh).

43. The southernmost point of India "Indira Point" is in: [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Chhota Nicobar
(c) Great Nicobar
(d) Kar Nicobar Island

Correct Answer: (c) Great Nicobar

Solution:The four extreme points of India are :
Southernmost Point - Indira Point (6°4'N latitudes) is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Great Nicobar tehsil. It is the location of the southernmost point of India’s territory. On the mainland, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu (8°4'N latitudes) is the southern most point.
Northernmost Point - Near Siachen Glacier, at Indira Col Ladakh.
Westernmost point - Guhar Moti or Guhar Mota (Gujarat).
Easternmost Point - Kibithu (Arunachal Pradesh).
Thus the correct answer is option (c).

44. Which one of the following pair of states of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost state? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Assam and Rajasthan
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Assam and Gujarat
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat

Correct Answer: (d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat

Solution:The easternmost state is Arunachal Pradesh and the westernmost is Gujarat.

Easternmost point: Kibithu, a town in Arunachal Pradesh
Westernmost point: Ghuar Moti, a village in the Kutch region of Gujarat

45. The westernmost point of India is- [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) 68°7'W, Gujarat
(b) 68°7'W, Rajasthan
(c) 68°7'E, in Gujarat
(d) 68°7'E, Rajasthan

Correct Answer: (c) 68°7'E, in Gujarat

Solution:West of Guhar Moti in Kutch, Gujarat is the westernmost point of India. Its Latitude/Longitude is 23°7'N/68°7'E. Guhar Moti is in the Kutch region of Gujarat.

46. Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]

(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bhopal
(c) Lucknow
(d) Bangalore

Correct Answer: (c) Lucknow

Solution:The location of the above-mentioned cities can be determined by their longitudinal extension, which are:

Hyderabad: 78° 23' E to 78° 68' E
Bhopal: 77° 12' E to 77° 40' E
Lucknow: 80° 34' E to 81° 12' E
Bangalore (Now Bengaluru): 77° 19' E to 77° 50' E

All the above cities are located in the middle of the eastern longitudes. Thus, the city which has the largest longitudinal extension is located most eastward. By looking at the above longitudes, Lucknow is most eastward located.

47. Name the place in India where Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean meet. [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Indira Point
(c) Nagercoil
(d) Rameshwaram

Correct Answer: (a) Kanyakumari

Solution:Kanyakumari, which is the southernmost point of the Indian mainland, is the place where Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean meet. Kanyakumari is a part of Tamil Nadu.