TOPIC 1: POLITICAL MAP OF INDIA
Q1. Which type of information does a political map of India mainly show?
A. Rainfall distribution
B. State and country boundaries
C. Soil types
D. Natural vegetation
Answer: B. State and country boundaries
Q2. Which of the following is shown on the political map of India?
A. Political and administrative boundaries
B. Ocean currents
C. Annual rainfall
D. Types of forests
Answer: A. Political and administrative boundaries
Q3. Which of the following countries is shown to the north of India on the political map?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Maldives
C. China
D. Indonesia
Answer: C. China
Q4. Which neighbouring country is shown to the east of India?
A. Afghanistan
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Myanmar
Answer: D. Myanmar
Q5. Which water body lies to the west of India?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Bay of Bengal
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Mediterranean Sea
Answer: A. Arabian Sea
Q6. Which water body lies to the east of India?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Bay of Bengal
C. Red Sea
D. Caspian Sea
Answer: B. Bay of Bengal
Q7. Which ocean lies to the south of India?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Arctic Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Pacific Ocean
Answer: C. Indian Ocean
Q8. Which island country is located to the south of India?
A. Japan
B. Indonesia
C. Maldives only
D. Sri Lanka
Answer: D. Sri Lanka
Q9. Which neighbouring country lies between India and China in the Himalayan region?
A. Nepal
B. Maldives
C. Sri Lanka
D. Singapore
Answer: A. Nepal
Q10. Which country is located to the north-east of India?
A. Iran
B. Bhutan
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Afghanistan
Answer: B. Bhutan
TOPIC 2: PHYSICAL MAP OF INDIA
Q11. What does a physical map mainly show?
A. Election results
B. State capitals only
C. Natural features such as mountains, plateaus, plains and rivers
D. Population by religion
Answer: C. Natural features such as mountains, plateaus, plains and rivers
Q12. Which major mountain system is shown in northern India?
A. Aravalli Range
B. Western Ghats
C. Eastern Ghats
D. Himalayas
Answer: D. Himalayas
Q13. Which physical region lies south of the Himalayas?
A. Gangetic Plains
B. Thar Desert only
C. Andaman Islands
D. Lakshadweep Islands
Answer: A. Gangetic Plains
Q14. Which plateau occupies a large part of peninsular India?
A. Tibetan Plateau
B. Deccan Plateau
C. Chota Nagpur Plateau only
D. Malwa Plateau only
Answer: B. Deccan Plateau
Q15. Which mountain range runs along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau?
A. Himalayas
B. Aravalli Range
C. Western Ghats
D. Karakoram Range
Answer: C. Western Ghats
Q16. Which mountain range runs along the eastern side of the Deccan Plateau?
A. Himalayas
B. Karakoram Range
C. Pir Panjal Range
D. Eastern Ghats
Answer: D. Eastern Ghats
Q17. Which desert is shown in north-western India?
A. Thar Desert
B. Sahara Desert
C. Gobi Desert
D. Kalahari Desert
Answer: A. Thar Desert
Q18. Which river system is associated with the northern plains of India?
A. Amazon River system
B. Ganga River system
C. Nile River system
D. Mississippi River system
Answer: B. Ganga River system
Q19. Which river is shown flowing through central India towards the Arabian Sea?
A. Ganga
B. Brahmaputra
C. Narmada
D. Yamuna
Answer: C. Narmada
Q20. Which river is shown flowing through the Deccan Plateau towards the Bay of Bengal?
A. Indus
B. Sutlej
C. Beas
D. Godavari
Answer: D. Godavari
Q21. Which plateau is shown in eastern-central India?
A. Chota Nagpur Plateau
B. Tibetan Plateau
C. Iranian Plateau
D. Anatolian Plateau
Answer: A. Chota Nagpur Plateau
Q22. Which region is shown in the north-western part of the physical map of India?
A. Sundarbans
B. Punjab Plains
C. Andaman Sea
D. Lakshadweep
Answer: B. Punjab Plains
Q23. Which delta region is marked in eastern India near the Bay of Bengal?
A. Nile Delta
B. Mekong Delta
C. Sundarbans
D. Mississippi Delta
Answer: C. Sundarbans
Q24. Which sea lies between India and the Arabian Peninsula?
A. Baltic Sea
B. Black Sea
C. South China Sea
D. Arabian Sea
Answer: D. Arabian Sea
Q25. What does the legend on the physical map identify?
A. Symbols used for features such as international boundaries and rivers
B. The population of every village
C. The literacy rate of each state
D. The languages spoken in every district
Answer: A. Symbols used for features such as international boundaries and rivers
TOPIC 3: MAP READING AND GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES
Q26. What is the purpose of a map scale?
A. To show the population of a region
B. To relate distances on a map to actual distances on the ground
C. To identify different languages
D. To show the age of mountains
Answer: B. To relate distances on a map to actual distances on the ground
Q27. Which direction is indicated at the top of a conventional map when north is placed at the top?
A. South
B. East
C. North
D. West
Answer: C. North
Q28. Which of the following is a physical feature?
A. State boundary
B. National capital
C. District headquarters
D. Mountain range
Answer: D. Mountain range
Q29. Which of the following is a water body shown around India on the physical map?
A. Bay of Bengal
B. Lake Superior
C. Baltic Sea
D. Black Sea
Answer: A. Bay of Bengal
Q30. Which feature helps distinguish a political map from a physical map?
A. Rivers and mountains only
B. Administrative boundaries and states
C. Ocean depth only
D. Soil fertility only
Answer: B. Administrative boundaries and states
Q31. What do contour lines generally represent on a topographic map?
A. Political parties
B. Language boundaries
C. Points of equal elevation
D. Rainfall totals only
Answer: C. Points of equal elevation
Q32. Which of the following is a plateau?
A. Gangetic Plains
B. Thar Desert
C. Coastal plain
D. Deccan Plateau
Answer: D. Deccan Plateau
Q33. Which region is generally characterised by extensive, relatively flat land?
A. Plains
B. Mountain peaks
C. Deep ocean trenches
D. Steep escarpments only
Answer: A. Plains
Q34. Which feature is usually higher and more rugged than a plain?
A. Delta
B. Mountain
C. Lagoon
D. Coastal inlet
Answer: B. Mountain
Q35. Which of the following is a river?
A. Himalayas
B. Deccan Plateau
C. Narmada
D. Western Ghats
Answer: C. Narmada
Q36. Which geographical feature forms a large part of southern peninsular India?
A. Arctic tundra
B. Sahara Desert
C. European Alps
D. Deccan Plateau
Answer: D. Deccan Plateau
Q37. Which of these is an island group shown in the Indian Ocean region?
A. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B. Hawaiian Islands
C. British Isles
D. Philippine Islands
Answer: A. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Q38. Which island group is located in the Arabian Sea?
A. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B. Lakshadweep
C. Japan
D. Sri Lanka
Answer: B. Lakshadweep
Q39. Why are rivers important geographical features on a physical map?
A. They show political parties.
B. They indicate state election results.
C. They show drainage patterns and watercourses.
D. They identify languages.
Answer: C. They show drainage patterns and watercourses.
Q40. What is the main use of a map legend?
A. To explain the history of a country
B. To list the names of all citizens
C. To show election winners
D. To explain the symbols and colours used on a map
Answer: D. To explain the symbols and colours used on a map
TOPIC 4: GLOSSARY
Q41. What does the term “universal adult franchise” mean in the context of elections?
A. The right of eligible adult citizens to vote
B. The right of only wealthy people to vote
C. The right of only government officials to vote
D. The right of only educated people to vote
Answer: A. The right of eligible adult citizens to vote
Q42. What does “assent” mean?
A. A public protest
B. Formal approval or agreement
C. A geographical boundary
D. A type of mountain
Answer: B. Formal approval or agreement
Q43. What are bureaucrats?
A. Elected members of every village
B. Private business owners only
C. Government officials who help run departments and implement laws and policies
D. People who draw maps professionally
Answer: C. Government officials who help run departments and implement laws and policies
Q44. What does “decolonisation” mean?
A. Expanding a country’s colonies
B. Establishing foreign rule
C. Increasing military control over another country
D. Becoming free from foreign rule and recovering self-control
Answer: D. Becoming free from foreign rule and recovering self-control
Q45. What does “indigenous” mean?
A. Native to or originating in a particular place
B. Imported from another country
C. Recently invented in a foreign country
D. Unrelated to any geographical region
Answer: A. Native to or originating in a particular place
Q46. What is “guerrilla warfare”?
A. A peaceful election campaign
B. A fighting style using speed, surprise and knowledge of local terrain
C. A system of collecting taxes
D. A method of drawing political maps
Answer: B. A fighting style using speed, surprise and knowledge of local terrain
Q47. What does “Swarajya” mean?
A. Foreign administration
B. Colonial taxation
C. Self-rule or self-governance
D. International trade
Answer: C. Self-rule or self-governance
Q48. What does “proxy voting” mean in the glossary?
A. Voting only through electronic machines
B. Counting votes after an election
C. Registering as a new voter
D. Voting in someone else’s name
Answer: D. Voting in someone else’s name
Q49. What does “legacy” mean?
A. Something valuable passed down from earlier times
B. A newly created political boundary
C. A temporary election campaign
D. A type of river system
Answer: A. Something valuable passed down from earlier times
Q50. What does “stewardship” mean?
A. Taking control of another country
B. Careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care
C. Destroying natural resources
D. Transferring all authority to a foreign ruler
Answer: B. Careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care
