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Geography Practice Set 09

Authored practice, not a verbatim PYQ. 25 CAPF-level geography MCQs (hardest, security and strategic focus) with answer key and one-line explanations, span across borders, straits, chokepoints, states and capitals and strategic geography.

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Authored practice, not a verbatim PYQ. Twenty-five single-correct MCQs in CAPF Paper I objective style, weighted towards the security and strategic geography that the CAPF exam emphasises: India's borders and neighbours, straits and chokepoints, states and capitals, transport and population. Attempt closed-book, then check the key. For year-sensitive figures, verify the latest.

Questions

Q1The boundary line between India and Pakistan, demarcated at partition, is the:
  1. AMcMahon Line
  2. BRadcliffe Line
  3. CDurand Line
  4. DLine of Actual Control
Q2The boundary line between India and China in the eastern sector is broadly the:
  1. ARadcliffe Line
  2. BMcMahon Line
  3. CDurand Line
  4. D38th parallel
Q3The "Line of Actual Control" (LAC) refers to the effective boundary between:
  1. AIndia and Pakistan
  2. BIndia and China
  3. CIndia and Nepal
  4. DIndia and Bangladesh
Q4Which Indian state shares a border with the largest number of foreign countries?
  1. ARajasthan
  2. BWest Bengal
  3. CSikkim
  4. DGujarat
Q5The narrow strip of land connecting the rest of India to the north-eastern states is the:
  1. APalk Strait
  2. BSiliguri Corridor (Chicken's Neck)
  3. CRann of Kutch
  4. DCoromandel coast
Q6Which one of the following countries does NOT share a land border with India?
  1. ANepal
  2. BBhutan
  3. CSri Lanka
  4. DMyanmar
Q7The Palk Strait separates India from:
  1. AMaldives
  2. BSri Lanka
  3. CBangladesh
  4. DIndonesia
Q8The Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil shipping chokepoint, connects the Persian Gulf with the:
  1. ARed Sea
  2. BGulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea
  3. CMediterranean Sea
  4. DBlack Sea
Q9The Strait of Malacca, a key chokepoint for trade between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, lies between:
  1. AIndia and Sri Lanka
  2. BThe Malay Peninsula and Sumatra (Indonesia)
  3. CJapan and Korea
  4. DEgypt and Saudi Arabia
Q10The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the:
  1. ARed Sea
  2. BBlack Sea
  3. CCaspian Sea
  4. DPersian Gulf
Q11The Panama Canal links the Atlantic Ocean with the:
  1. AIndian Ocean
  2. BPacific Ocean
  3. CArctic Ocean
  4. DMediterranean Sea
Q12The "Bab-el-Mandeb" strait, a chokepoint on the route to the Suez Canal, lies between:
  1. AThe Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa
  2. BEurope and Africa
  3. CIndia and Sri Lanka
  4. DNorth and South America
Q13Which group of islands of India lies in the Bay of Bengal near the Strait of Malacca, giving India strategic reach?
  1. ALakshadweep
  2. BAndaman and Nicobar Islands
  3. CDaman and Diu
  4. DMaldives
Q14Lakshadweep, India's coral island group, lies in the:
  1. ABay of Bengal
  2. BArabian Sea
  3. CIndian Ocean south of the Equator
  4. DPersian Gulf
Q15The capital of Arunachal Pradesh is:
  1. AItanagar
  2. BImphal
  3. CKohima
  4. DAizawl
Q16Which of the following correctly pairs a state with its capital?
  1. AMizoram, Aizawl
  2. BNagaland, Shillong
  3. CMeghalaya, Kohima
  4. DManipur, Gangtok
Q17The "Wagah border", a well-known land crossing, is on the border between India and:
  1. AChina
  2. BPakistan
  3. CBangladesh
  4. DNepal
Q18Which Indian state shares a border with both China and Myanmar?
  1. AArunachal Pradesh
  2. BRajasthan
  3. CKerala
  4. DGoa
Q19The "Sir Creek" dispute between India and Pakistan concerns a tidal estuary in the region of the:
  1. ASundarbans
  2. BRann of Kutch
  3. CAndaman Sea
  4. DGulf of Mannar
Q20Which of the following neighbours has the longest land border with India?
  1. APakistan
  2. BChina
  3. CBangladesh
  4. DNepal
Q21The "Cape of Good Hope" route, an alternative to the Suez Canal, rounds the southern tip of:
  1. ASouth America
  2. BAfrica
  3. CAustralia
  4. DIndia
Q22Which one of the following is a landlocked neighbour of India?
  1. ABangladesh
  2. BNepal
  3. CSri Lanka
  4. DMyanmar
Q23The Golden Quadrilateral highway network connects which four cities?
  1. ADelhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata
  2. BDelhi, Jaipur, Lucknow and Patna
  3. CMumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Surat
  4. DBengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kochi
Q24A "demographic dividend" refers to the economic potential arising from:
  1. AA large share of elderly population
  2. BA large working-age population relative to dependents
  3. CFalling literacy
  4. DRapid urban decline
Q25Which of the following best captures India's strategic geographic position?
  1. AAn isolated landmass with no maritime importance
  2. BA peninsula commanding the northern Indian Ocean sea lanes, with long land frontiers and island territories of strategic value
  3. CA wholly landlocked country
  4. DA polar territory

Answer key

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Q Answer Why
1 (b) The Radcliffe Line was drawn between India and Pakistan at partition.
2 (b) The McMahon Line marks the India-China boundary in the eastern sector.
3 (b) The LAC is the effective boundary between India and China.
4 (b) West Bengal borders Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
5 (b) The Siliguri Corridor (Chicken's Neck) links the north-east to the rest of India.
6 (c) Sri Lanka is an island and shares no land border with India.
7 (b) The Palk Strait separates India from Sri Lanka.
8 (b) The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
9 (b) The Strait of Malacca lies between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra.
10 (a) The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
11 (b) The Panama Canal links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
12 (a) Bab-el-Mandeb lies between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa.
13 (b) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie near the Strait of Malacca.
14 (b) Lakshadweep lies in the Arabian Sea.
15 (a) Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
16 (a) Mizoram's capital is Aizawl; the other pairings are wrong.
17 (b) The Wagah border is on the India-Pakistan frontier near Amritsar.
18 (a) Arunachal Pradesh borders both China and Myanmar.
19 (b) The Sir Creek dispute concerns a tidal estuary in the Rann of Kutch.
20 (c) Bangladesh has the longest land border with India; verify the latest figures.
21 (b) The Cape of Good Hope is at the southern tip of Africa.
22 (b) Nepal is landlocked; Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar have coastlines.
23 (a) The Golden Quadrilateral links Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.
24 (b) The demographic dividend is the gain from a large working-age population.
25 (b) India commands northern Indian Ocean sea lanes with long frontiers and strategic islands.

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