GIST OF INDIA YEAR BOOK –

1. Consider the following statements?(i) India is the 7th largest country in the world.
(ii) Has a land frontier of about 15,200 km.
(iii) Total length of the coastline is 7516.6 km

Which of the above are correct

          (a) i & ii                    (b) ii & iii

          (c) i, ii & iii               (d) i

 

2. Consider the following statements?(i) India is the 10th industralised country in the world.
(ii) It is the fifth nation to have gone in space.
(iii) India lies entirely in then other hemisphere

Which of the above are false.

          (a) i & ii                    (b) ii & iii

          (c) iii                         (d) ii only

3. Sri Lanka is separated by India by a......................... of sea formed by

          (a) Palk stratit          (b) Gulf of Mannar

          (c) Both Palk strait & Gulf of Mannar

4. Consider the following statements?(i) Algebra, Trigonometry & Calculus came from India.
(ii) Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century.
(iii) Sushruta is the father of surgery.

Which is the above are false.

          (a) i & ii                    (b) ii & iii

          (c) none of the above

          (d) ii

5. Consider the following statements?(i) The Himalayan rivers re snow fed & continuous throughout the year.
(ii) Deccan rivers are rained. Many of these are non perennial.
(iii) The stream of island river basin of western Rajasthan are few & far apart.

Which of the above are true.

          (a) i & ii                    (b) ii & iii

            (c) iii    (d) all of the above