Capter 9: MAPS AND GLOSSARY
1. What type of map is shown on page 214 of the PDF?
A. Political Map of India
B. Physical Map of the World
C. Climate Map of Asia
D. Map of Indian Railways
Answer: A. Political Map of India
2. What type of map is shown on page 215 of the PDF?
A. Political Map of India
B. Physical Map of India
C. Map of Indian Industries
D. Map of Indian Population
Answer: B. Physical Map of India
3. Which of the following is labelled on the political map of India?
A. States and neighbouring countries
B. Only rivers
C. Only mountain heights
D. Only rainfall zones
Answer: A. States and neighbouring countries
4. Which country is shown to the west of India on the political map?
A. Bhutan
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. Myanmar
Answer: C. Pakistan
5. Which country is shown to the north of India on the political map?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Nepal
C. Maldives
D. Indonesia
Answer: B. Nepal
6. Which country is shown to the east of India on the political map?
A. Bangladesh
B. Afghanistan
C. Pakistan
D. Iran
Answer: A. Bangladesh
7. Which country is shown to the northeast of India on the political map?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Bhutan
C. Maldives
D. Saudi Arabia
Answer: B. Bhutan
8. Which neighbouring country is labelled along India’s eastern side?
A. Myanmar
B. Afghanistan
C. Iran
D. Oman
Answer: A. Myanmar
9. Which island country is labelled south of India on the political map?
A. Japan
B. Sri Lanka
C. Singapore
D. Mauritius
Answer: B. Sri Lanka
10. Which of the following is a state shown on the political map of India?
A. Rajasthan
B. Nepal
C. Bhutan
D. Bangladesh
Answer: A. Rajasthan
11. Which of the following states is shown in northeastern India on the political map?
A. Assam
B. Gujarat
C. Kerala
D. Goa
Answer: A. Assam
12. Which state is labelled in the southern part of India on the political map?
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Rajasthan
Answer: C. Tamil Nadu
13. Which state is shown along India’s western coast on the political map?
A. Gujarat
B. Bihar
C. Jharkhand
D. Assam
Answer: A. Gujarat
14. Which state is labelled in eastern India on the political map?
A. West Bengal
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Punjab
Answer: A. West Bengal
15. Which of the following is shown on the physical map of India on page 215?
A. Himalayan ranges
B. Only state capitals
C. Only political party boundaries
D. Only industrial centres
Answer: A. Himalayan ranges
16. Which sea is labelled to the west of India on the physical map?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Red Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. Caspian Sea
Answer: A. Arabian Sea
17. Which body of water is labelled to the east of India on the physical map?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Bay of Bengal
C. Black Sea
D. South China Sea
Answer: B. Bay of Bengal
18. Which ocean is labelled south of India on the physical map?
A. Pacific Ocean
B. Arctic Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean
Answer: C. Indian Ocean
19. Which major mountain range is labelled in northern India on the physical map?
A. Himalayas
B. Aravallis
C. Western Ghats
D. Eastern Ghats
Answer: A. Himalayas
20. Which plateau is labelled in peninsular India on the physical map?
A. Deccan Plateau
B. Tibetan Plateau
C. Malwa Plateau only
D. Chota Nagpur Plateau only
Answer: A. Deccan Plateau
21. Which desert is labelled on the physical map of India?
A. Sahara Desert
B. Great Indian Desert
C. Gobi Desert
D. Kalahari Desert
Answer: B. Great Indian Desert
22. Which mountain range is labelled in western India on the physical map?
A. Aravallis
B. Andes
C. Alps
D. Rockies
Answer: A. Aravallis
23. Which river is labelled on the physical map of India?
A. Ganga
B. Nile
C. Amazon
D. Mississippi
Answer: A. Ganga
24. Which river is labelled in southern India on the physical map?
A. Godavari
B. Nile
C. Danube
D. Volga
Answer: A. Godavari
25. What does the legend on the physical map identify using different line symbols?
A. International boundary and rivers
B. Population and literacy
C. Industries and crops
D. Roads and airports only
Answer: A. International boundary and rivers
26. What does the word “Aesthetics” mean in the glossary?
A. Principles behind the appreciation of beauty
B. A system of taxation
C. A method of farming
D. A type of transport
Answer: A. Principles behind the appreciation of beauty
27. What does “Allude” mean?
A. Destroy completely
B. Hint at or suggest
C. Travel by ship
D. Collect honey
Answer: B. Hint at or suggest
28. What is the meaning of “Annihilate”?
A. Praise someone
B. Destroy completely
C. Follow a winding path
D. Protect the soil
Answer: B. Destroy completely
29. What does “Antecedent” mean?
A. Something that came before
B. Something that comes later
C. A financial institution
D. A type of river
Answer: A. Something that came before
30. What is “Apiculture”?
A. Fish farming
B. Beekeeping for collecting honey
C. Growing forest trees
D. Raising cattle only
Answer: B. Beekeeping for collecting honey
31. What does “Arbitrary” mean?
A. Based on a clear reason
B. Random, without reason
C. Carefully measured
D. Legally registered
Answer: B. Random, without reason
32. What does “Bilateral” mean?
A. Involving two parties, especially countries
B. Involving only one person
C. Involving several rivers
D. Relating only to agriculture
Answer: A. Involving two parties, especially countries
33. In Buddhism, who is a Bodhisattva according to the glossary?
A. A person on the path to enlightenment
B. A person who collects taxes
C. A person who operates a bank
D. A person who maps rivers
Answer: A. A person on the path to enlightenment
34. What is a buffer state?
A. A country completely surrounded by water
B. A small country located between two larger, more powerful countries
C. A country without any government
D. A region with no rivers
Answer: B. A small country located between two larger, more powerful countries
35. What is a caravan?
A. A group of traders or pilgrims travelling together
B. A type of mountain
C. A bank account
D. A government tax
Answer: A. A group of traders or pilgrims travelling together
36. What does “Cargo” mean?
A. Goods carried by ships, planes, trains or trucks
B. A legal right over an invention
C. A government employment scheme
D. A type of soil covering
Answer: A. Goods carried by ships, planes, trains or trucks
37. What does “Celestial” mean?
A. Relating to the sky or heaven
B. Relating to banking only
C. Relating to farming tools
D. Relating to political boundaries
Answer: A. Relating to the sky or heaven
38. What does financial clearing involve?
A. Ensuring the accuracy of payment details between banks for safe transfer
B. Removing trees from agricultural land
C. Fixing the boundaries of states
D. Issuing patents to inventors
Answer: A. Ensuring the accuracy of payment details between banks for safe transfer
39. What is decryption?
A. A process that reads a secret or coded message so it can be understood
B. A process of growing fish
C. A method of protecting soil with straw
D. A method of drawing maps
Answer: A. A process that reads a secret or coded message so it can be understood
40. What does “Diaspora” mean?
A. People from one country who live in many different countries
B. People who live only in villages
C. People who work in banks
D. People who travel together as pilgrims
Answer: A. People from one country who live in many different countries
41. What does “Doctrine” mean?
A. A belief or set of beliefs held by a group, usually a religious group
B. A machine used to read cheques
C. A type of river system
D. A government savings account
Answer: A. A belief or set of beliefs held by a group, usually a religious group
42. What is the meaning of “Ethnicity”?
A. Cultural background
B. A type of mountain range
C. A system of digital payment
D. A government employment scheme
Answer: A. Cultural background
43. What is an expatriate?
A. A person who lives outside their native country
B. A person who works only in a village
C. A person who collects honey
D. A person who manages a stock exchange
Answer: A. A person who lives outside their native country
44. What is a furrow?
A. A narrow, long ditch made in the earth, usually with a plough
B. A special number printed on a cheque
C. A country without a coastline
D. A type of financial investment
Answer: A. A narrow, long ditch made in the earth, usually with a plough
45. What is humanitarian aid?
A. Help given to people in emergencies or disasters
B. A legal right given to an inventor
C. A payment made to a bank
D. A method of transferring money
Answer: A. Help given to people in emergencies or disasters
46. What does “Landlocked” mean?
A. A country completely surrounded by land and having no coast
B. A country surrounded entirely by oceans
C. A country with many seaports
D. A country located on an island
Answer: A. A country completely surrounded by land and having no coast
47. What is MGNREGS according to the glossary?
A. A government scheme promising paid work to rural families
B. A scheme for printing currency
C. A programme for managing stock exchanges
D. A scheme for building only airports
Answer: A. A government scheme promising paid work to rural families
48. What is a MICR code used for?
A. Helping banks read and process cheques quickly by machine
B. Identifying mountain ranges
C. Measuring rainfall
D. Recording school attendance
Answer: A. Helping banks read and process cheques quickly by machine
49. What is mulching?
A. Covering soil with dry leaves, straw or crop remains to keep it moist and protect it
B. Moving a sapling from a nursery to a field
C. Transporting goods by ship
D. Reading a coded message
Answer: A. Covering soil with dry leaves, straw or crop remains to keep it moist and protect it
50. What is a transboundary river system?
A. A river system that crosses or is shared by more than one country
B. A river that flows only within one village
C. A river that never reaches the sea
D. A river used only for fishing
Answer: A. A river system that crosses or is shared by more than one country
