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UPSC CDS Physical Geography — practice questions — page 11

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Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by how much?Read the answer and worked solution →Because of its vast east-west extent, how many time zones does the USA have?Read the answer and worked solution →India's area of 3.28 million sq km is what share of the world's land surface?Read the answer and worked solution →By area, India ranks as which largest country in the world?Read the answer and worked solution →The vast sandy expanse in western India is known by which name?Read the answer and worked solution →Which ranges bound the Indian subcontinent in the north-west?Read the answer and worked solution →Khyber, Bolan, Shipkila, Nathula and Bomdila are all examples of what?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indian subcontinent includes India and which set of countries?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the length of India's mainland coastline?Read the answer and worked solution →Including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, India's total coastline is how long?Read the answer and worked solution →In which part of the continent of Asia is India located?Read the answer and worked solution →Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and which strait?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two island countries in the Indian Ocean are India's neighbours?Read the answer and worked solution →School Bhuvan, a map-based learning portal, is an initiative of which agency?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the passesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the subcontinentRead the answer and worked solution →Run the numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the riversRead the answer and worked solution →Land or seaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the measuresRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →India location bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The radius of the earth is about:Read the answer and worked solution →Gold mines in South Africa, the deepest mines, reach a depth of about:Read the answer and worked solution →The deepest drill, at Kola, has reached a depth of:Read the answer and worked solution →Gravity on the earth's surface is greater near the:Read the answer and worked solution →The point inside the earth where earthquake energy is released is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The point on the surface nearest to the focus is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which earthquake body waves arrive first at the surface?Read the answer and worked solution →S-waves can travel only through which kind of material?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by how much?

  1. 6 hours 00 minutes
  2. 5 hours 00 minutes
  3. 5 hours 30 minutes
  4. 4 hours 30 minutes
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Correct answer: C. 5 hours 30 minutes

1. IST is based on 82 deg 30 min E. 2. It is GMT plus 5 hours 30 minutes. 3. The USA needs seven time zones. _Source: syllabus India Physical Environment, Chapter 1, India Location._

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Because of its vast east-west extent, how many time zones does the USA have?

  1. Three
  2. Twelve
  3. Nine
  4. Seven
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Correct answer: D. Seven

1. Some countries need more than one standard meridian. 2. The USA has seven time zones. 3. India manages with one. _Source: syllabus India Physical Environment, Chapter 1, India Location._

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India's area of 3.28 million sq km is what share of the world's land surface?

  1. 2.4 per cent
  2. 5.6 per cent
  3. 1.2 per cent
  4. 7.5 per cent
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Correct answer: A. 2.4 per cent

1. India covers 3.28 million sq km. 2. That is 2.4 per cent of world land. 3. India is the seventh largest country. _Source: syllabus India Physical Environment, Chapter 1, India Location._

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