Ans: D

Exp:

• Statement 1 is incorrect: The latitudinal extent (not Longitudinal extent) of the Indian mainland is between 8°4′ N and 37°6′ N. The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30’N) divides the country into almost two equal parts. To the southeast and southwest of the mainland lie the Andaman and Nicobar islands and the Lakshadweep islands in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea respectively.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: The longitudinal extent (not Latitudinal extent) of the Indian mainland is between 68°7′ E and 97°25′ E. This means that India extends from the Bay of Bengal in the east to the Arabian Sea in the west. The Bay of Bengal is an arm of the Indian Ocean that lies to the south-east of India. The Arabian Sea is an arm of the Indian Ocean that lies to the south-west of India.

Ans: C

Exp:

The northeastern states that share their international boundary only with Myanmar are Nagaland and Manipur. The Union territory that shares its international boundary solely with China is Ladakh. While travelling through the above states, one would pass through the following states or Union territories: 

1. The northeastern state that you started from (Nagaland or Manipur)
2. Assam
3. West Bengal
4. Bihar
5. Uttar Pradesh
6. Himachal Pradesh
7. Ladakh (the destination)

Ans: A

Exp:

Option 1 is correct: The Eight Degree Channel is a strait that lies between India’s Lakshadweep Islands (Minicoy) and the Maldives. It is about 100 kilometres wide and is named after its approximate latitude of 8 degrees north. The channel is a popular route for shipping and fishing.

Option 2 is incorrect: The Ten Degree Channel is a strait that lies between Little Andaman and Great Nicobar Island. It is about 150 kilometers wide and is named after its approximate latitude of 10 degrees north. 

Option 3 is incorrect: The Nine Degree Channel is a strait that lies between the Lakshadweep islands and Minicoy Islands. It is about 50 kilometres wide and is named after its approximate latitude of 9 degrees north. 

Option 4 is incorrect: Duncan Passage is a strait that lies between the Little Andaman and South Andaman Islands. It is about 20 kilometers wide and is named after the British explorer John Duncan. 

Ans: A

Exp:

Statement 1 is correct: Indira Point is located on Great Nicobar Island, which is the largest island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indira Point is named after Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India. There is a lighthouse at Indira Point, which was built in 1972.

Statement 2 is correct: Indira Point is also known as Pygmalion Point.

Statement 3 is incorrect: Indira Point is the southernmost point of India, but it is not the southernmost point of the Indian mainland. The southernmost point of the Indian mainland is Cape Comorin, which is located in the state of Tamil Nadu.

Ans: D

Exp:

Statement 1 is correct: Puducherry is located on the east coast of India, in the Bay of Bengal. It is the largest of the four regions that make up the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Statement 2 is correct: Karaikal is located on the east coast of India, in the Bay of Bengal. It is the second largest of the four regions that make up the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Statement 3 is correct: Mahe is located on the west coast of India, in the Arabian Sea. It is the smallest of the four regions that make up the Union Territory of Puducherry.

Statement 4 is correct: Yanam is located on the east coast of India, in the Bay of Bengal. It is the third largest of the four regions that make up the Union Territory of Puducherry.

The Union Territory of Puducherry is a unique administrative division in India made of 4 distinct region lying apart from each other.