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MCQ on Extreme Points of India


Most Important MCQs on the topic ” Extreme Points of India”(Ch-4). These questions are very important for SSC, Railways, Defence, CTET, State PCS, UPSC, Judiciary and all other examinations of India.

Q. Which is the southernmost point of the Indian mainland?
(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Great Nicobar
(C) Lakshadweep
(D) Madras

Ans:- (B) Great Nicobar

Explanation: – Kanyakumari is the southernmost point of the Indian mainland and is located at the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. It is a district in the state of Tamil Nadu.

Q. The Southernmost point of India Indira Point’ is in______.
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Chhota Nicobar
(C) Great Nicobar
(D) Kar Nicobar Island

Ans:- (C) Great Nicobar

Explanation: – Indira Point, the southernmost point of India’s territory, is a village in the Nicobar district at Great Nicobar Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.

Q. The Southernmost point of India is______.
(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Rameshwaram
(C) Indira Point
(D) Point Calimere

Ans:- (C) Indira Point

Explannation: – The southernmost part of India is the Indira Point is located in the island of Andaman and Nicobar. It , also known as Pygmalion Point and Parsons point. On the other hand, Kanyakumari is the southernmost point of the Indian mainland.

Q. Which is the northernmost point of the Indian mainland?
a) Wagah Border
b) Indira Col
c) Siachen Glacier
d) Srinagar

Ans:- b) Indira Col

Explannation: – Indira Col, situated in the Siachen Glacier region of Jammu and Kashmir, is the northernmost point of the Indian mainland.

Q. Name the place in India where Bay of Bengal, Arabian sea and Indian Ocean meet.
(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Indira Point
(C) Nagarkoel
(D) Rameshwaram

Ans:- (A) Kanyakumari

Q. Which is the westernmost point of the Indian mainland?
(A) Kori Creek
(B) Rann of Kutch
(C) Guhar Moti
(D) Dwarka

Ans:- (C) Guhar Moti

Explannation: – Guhar Moti, in Gujarat, is the westernmost point of the Indian mainland. It is located in the Kutch District of Gujarat.

Q. Which is the easternmost point of the Indian mainland?
(A) Kibithu
(B) Indira Point
(C) Long Island
(D) Guhar Moti

Ans:- (C) Guhar Moti

Explannation: – Kibithu, a town in Arunachal Pradesh, is the easternmost point of the Indian mainland. It is also spelled Kibithoo, a town in Arunachal Pradesh in the Anjaw district.

Q. Which is the highest point in India?
(A) Kanchenjunga
(B) Nanda Devi
(C) Mount Everest
(D) K2

Ans:- (A) Kanchenjunga

Explannation: –  Kanchenjungais the highest peak in India. It is a mountain peak and lies between Sikkim, India, and Nepal. It is the third highest peak in the world with an elevation of 8,586 m. Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in the world with an elevation of 8,848m. Mt. K2 is the second-highest mountain peak in the world after Mount Everest at an elevation of 8,611 m above sea level.

Q. Which is the lowest point in India?
(A) Indira Point
(B) Kuttanad
(C) Kibithu
(D) Jaisalmer

Ans:- (B) Kuttanad

Explannation: –  Kuttanad is the lowest point of India, lying at an elevation of 2.2 m below the sea level. It is situated in the state of Kerala, in the Alappuzha and Kottayam districts. 

Q. Which is the westernmost point of India?
(A) Dwarka
(B) Porbandar
(C) Guhar Moti
(D) Okha

Ans:- (C) Guhar Moti

Explannation: –  The westernmost point of India is the small inhabited village of Ghuar Moti, located in the Kutch District of Gujarat.

Q. Which one of the following pair of states of India indicates the Easternmost and Westernmost state?
(A) Assam and Rajasthan
(B) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(C) Assam and Gujarat
(D) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat

Ans:- (D) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat

Q. The Westernmost point of India is______.
(A) 68º 7′ W, Gujarat
(B) 68º 7′ W, Rajasthan
(C) 68º 7′ E, Gujarat
(D) 68º 7′ E, Rajasthan

Ans:- (C) 68º 7′ E, Gujarat

Q. Which one among the following major Indian cities is most Eastward located?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Bhopal
(C) Lucknow
(D) Bengaluru (Bangalore)

Ans:- (C) Lucknow


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