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Olympiad (Class 6) India and the World — practice questions

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A traveller leaves India by land heading west. Which neighbour does she enter?Read the answer and worked solution →Which neighbour lies along India's eastern land border, next to Bangladesh?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of island nations lies in the Indian Ocean close to India?Read the answer and worked solution →Along with China, which two countries form India's northern neighbours?Read the answer and worked solution →By area, where does India rank among the countries of the world?Read the answer and worked solution →Which state is the largest in India by land area?Read the answer and worked solution →India's coast is 7,517 km long and peninsular India has 5,423 km of it. How long is the coast of the island chains?Read the answer and worked solution →Off the coast of Kerala, the Lakshadweep islands lie in which water body?Read the answer and worked solution →The Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie near the coast of which country?Read the answer and worked solution →Which channel separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands?Read the answer and worked solution →A boat crosses from India to Sri Lanka through a narrow sea. Which strait is it?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian island lies in the Brahmaputra river rather than in a sea?Read the answer and worked solution →The city of Mumbai is built on which island?Read the answer and worked solution →The Himalayas formed as the Indian plate pushed into which other plate?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are India's northern plains shielded from icy north winds?Read the answer and worked solution →Which peak, over 8,000 m high, stands on the Sikkim and Nepal border?Read the answer and worked solution →Nanda Devi, a peak of 7,816 m, is in the Garhwal Himalayas of which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Which mountain range runs through Ladakh and is heavily glaciated?Read the answer and worked solution →The 76 km long Siachen Glacier is the second longest glacier outside which regions?Read the answer and worked solution →In which state does the Garo-Khasi hill range lie?Read the answer and worked solution →Which three rivers dominate the Indo-Gangetic plains?Read the answer and worked solution →Streams vanish underground in the Bhabar belt. Why?Read the answer and worked solution →In which belt of the plains do underground streams come back to the surface?Read the answer and worked solution →Which belt of the plains consists of fresh newer alluvium laid by rivers?Read the answer and worked solution →A farmer in the Indo-Gangetic plains grows two main crops in rotation. Which two?Read the answer and worked solution →In which state is most of the Thar Desert situated?Read the answer and worked solution →Into which country's land does the Thar Desert continue as the Cholistan Desert?Read the answer and worked solution →Most of the little rain in the Thar Desert comes with which wind system?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two features sandwich the narrow Western Coastal Plain?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these rivers does not drain into the Bay of Bengal?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A traveller leaves India by land heading west. Which neighbour does she enter?

  1. Myanmar
  2. Bhutan
  3. Pakistan
  4. Nepal
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Correct answer: C. Pakistan

India shares its western land border with Pakistan, while Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar lie north or east.

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Which neighbour lies along India's eastern land border, next to Bangladesh?

  1. Nepal
  2. Bhutan
  3. Myanmar
  4. Pakistan
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Correct answer: C. Myanmar

Myanmar sits on India's eastern frontier together with Bangladesh, whereas Nepal and Bhutan are northern neighbours.

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Which pair of island nations lies in the Indian Ocean close to India?

  1. Japan and South Korea
  2. Cuba and Jamaica
  3. Fiji and New Zealand
  4. Sri Lanka and Maldives
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Correct answer: D. Sri Lanka and Maldives

Sri Lanka and the Maldives are the island neighbours of India in the Indian Ocean.

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