Ans: B

Exp:

Statement 1 is correct: Himachal Pradesh is located in the western Himalayas. It is bordered by the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China to the east, the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh to the north, Uttarakhand to the southeast, Haryana to the south, and Punjab to the west and southwest.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Himachal Pradesh also shares a border with Uttar Pradesh to the south. Further erstwhile Jammu &Kashmir state has now been divided into two Union Territories- Ladakh and Jammu& Kashmir.

Statement 3 is correct: The major rivers in Himachal Pradesh are the Satluj, the Beas, the Chenab and the Ravi. Shipki La pass is an important pass. River Sutlej enters from Tibet via this pass.

Ans: A

Exp:

Longitude measures distance east or west of the prime meridian. Lines of longitude, also called meridians, are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run north to south from pole to pole, but they measure the distance east or west. Longitude is measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds. The knowledge of the location of major Indian cities is important for spatial understanding of India. 

• The longitude of Jaipur is 75.7873° E.
• The longitude of Chennai is 80.2707° E.
• The longitude of Thiruvananthapuram is 76.9270° E.
• The longitude of Mumbai is 72.8833° E.
• The longitude of Bengaluru is 77.5946° E.

Hence, Chennai lies farthest from the longitude of Mumbai.

Ans: A

Exp: 

Statement 1 is correct & Statement 2 is incorrect : The Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 Indian states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram, and Tripura. It does not pass through Odisha.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through the city of Kolkata. It passes through the Krishnanagar district of West Bengal, which is about 100 km away from Kolkata.

Ans: B

Exp:

Rajasthan is the largest state in India by area, followed by Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra and Uttar Pradesh. 

Rajasthan is the largest state in India by area, with a total area of 342,239 square kilometres. Madhya Pradesh is the second largest state in India by area, with a total area of 308,252 square kilometres. The other states in India ranked by area are

• Maharashtra (307,713 sq km) (3rd rank)
• Uttar Pradesh (240,928 sq km).( 4th rank)
• Gujarat (196,244 sq km)

Ans: B

Exp:

Statement 1 is incorrect : An area that is drained by any river and its tributaries is called a drainage basin. Watersheds are boundary lines separating one drainage basin from the other. The catchments of large rivers are called river basins, while those of small rivulets and rills are often referred to as watersheds.

Statement 2 is correct : The Indian drainage system may be divided on various bases: one of them is on the basis of the discharge of water (orientations to the sea), where it is classified into  Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea drainage. They are separated from each other through the Delhi ridge, the Aravallis and the Sahyadris.

Statement 3 is correct :  There is a marked unity between the basins and watersheds of the rivers. If something happens in one part of the river basin or watershed, It has a direct influence on the connected or other parts and the unit as a whole. Hence, they are accepted as the most appropriate micro, meso or macro planning regions.

Statement 4 is correct : Within a region or territory, the flow of water within a defined channel is called a drainage, which is made up of a network of river channels forming a drainage system. The pattern of drainage in an area or region is a result of the following factors:

• • Nature and structure of rocks, 
  • Topography and slope
  • Geology 

• The amount of water flowing in a river basin

• Periodicity of the flow