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Questions : $82 {1/2} °$ E longitude is geographically significant to India because

(a) it has a bearing on the tropical climate of India

(b) it divides India into eastern and western zones

(c) it enables determining local time in eastern India

(d) it determines the Indian standard time

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.

India does not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST) or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time IST is designated E* ("EchoStar").

Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5° E longitude, from a clock tower in Mirzapur (25.15°N 82.58°E) (near Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh) which is nearly on the corresponding longitude reference line

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Question : 1

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I
(Hill range of Central India)
A. Satpura
B. Mahadeo
C. Vindhya
D. Maikala
List II (Location in map) Codes: A B C D

a) 4 1 3 2

b) 2 1 3 4

c) 2 3 1 4

d) 4 3 1 2

Answer: (c)

Question : 2

The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of

a) Maharashtra

b) Orissa

c) West Bengal

d) Jammu and Kashmir

Answer: (b)

Separated from the Bay of Bengal by a narrow spit, Chilika is one of India's largest brackish water coastal lakes. Located south of the mouth of the Mahanadi River in unspoilt Odisha, this lake was once a bay of the ocean until it was silted up by monsoon tides. The lake is an important habitat and breeding ground for both resident and migratory and aquatic birds, most notably flamingoes.

Question : 3

Lakshadweep consists of how many Islands?

a) 27

b) 36

c) 47

d) 17

Answer: (b)

Question : 4

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses is called

a) Peninsula

b) Cape

c) Isthmus

d) Strait

Answer: (c)

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas, usually with water on either side. A strait is the sea counterpart of isthmus.

Question : 5

The southern tip of India is

a) Point Calimere

b) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands

c) Kovalam in Trivandrum

d) Cape Comorin

Answer: (b)

Indira Point is the name given for the southernmost tip of the Republic of India. It has situated on Great Nicobar Island in the Nicobar Islands eastern the Indian Ocean which is not on the mainland of India.

It was formerly known by various names that including Pygmalion Point, Parsons Point, and for a brief period of time India Point.

Question : 6

The highest peak in India is

a) Nandakot

b) Nanda Devi

c) K2 (Godwin Austen)

d) Kamet

Answer: (c)

The highest peak in India is K2 (Godwin Austen). It is 8,611 metre high.

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