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States & Union Territories MCQ Questions with Answers
State-wise facts, capitals, boundaries and comparative state geography. This page covers questions from a set of 29 in this topic — page 1 of 3.
Q1. Which is the 2nd Largest state of India ?
👁 15 viewsQ2. Which line demarcates India Pakistan border?
👁 12 viewsQ3. Which of the following is the largest state in India in respect of area
👁 2 views1. Rajasthan - 342,239 km2
2. Madhya Pradesh - 308,245 km2
3. Maharashtra - 307,713 km2
4. Uttar Pradesh - 240,928 km2
5. Gujarat - 196,024 km2
Q4. Which of the following state of India has no schedule caste (SC) population ?
👁 1 viewsScheduled Castes are communities given recognition in the Constitution and eligible for affirmative action. In Nagaland, the state has no population classified as Scheduled Castes according to official census records, so there are no SC communities listed within the state. This contrasts with other states where SC populations are present and eligible for related schemes. The correct option is C, Nagaland.
Article 341 of the Indian Constitution defines the Scheduled Castes and empowers the President to specify the list for each state.
Nagaland has no Scheduled Caste population; SC lists are applicable to other states.
Q5. In which state of India is the Kiriburu Iron mine located ?
👁 16 viewsQ6. India is having international border at Siachen with :
👁 3 viewsThe correct option is D: Pakistan. The Siachen Glacier area is along the India–Pakistan border in the eastern Karakoram range, in the Ladakh region. This region has been a point of military standoff since the 1980s. Bhutan, China, and Nepal do not share a border with India at Siachen, so options A, B, and C are incorrect for the Siachen location.
Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas.
Siachen border is between India and Pakistan.
Q7. The new capital of Andra Pradesh will be at :
👁 3 viewsThe capital planned for Andhra Pradesh is Amaravati (spelled here as Amravati in the option). It was announced as the new state capital and is intended to host key administrative functions. The other cities listed, Guntur and Nellore, were not designated as the capital. The correct option points to the capital named Amaravati.
Amaravati is located on the banks of the Krishna River in the Guntur district.
Amaravati (Amravati in option) is the designated capital region of Andhra Pradesh.
Q8. When state of Telangana created it was India's
👁 1 viewsQ9. As per 2011 census, the population density of India is:
👁 3 viewsPopulation density = total population ÷ land area. 2011 census recorded India’s population density as 382 persons per square kilometer, meaning on average 382 people lived in every sq. km of land. The value comes from dividing the national population by the country’s geographical area. The other options differ from this official figure, so they are not correct representations of the 2011 census density.
The 2011 Census of India was conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
2011 population density of India: 382 persons per sq. km.
Q10. McMahon Line demarcates the boundary between :
👁 1 viewsMcMahon Line is the boundary in the eastern sector between India and China. It originated from the Simla Conference of 1914, where the colonial-era agreement proposed a line separating British India from Tibet. It is intended to mark the boundary with China, not with Pakistan, Nepal, or Bangladesh. The other options refer to different neighbors: India–Pakistan (western border), India–Nepal (landlocked with Nepal), and India–Bangladesh (eastern border in a different context). The line is primarily associated with Arunachal Pradesh and the broader India–China boundary dispute, rather than any India–Nepal or India–Bangladesh boundary demarcation.
The McMahon Line is named after Sir Henry McMahon, who chaired the Simla Conference negotiations in 1914.
McMahon Line marks the India–China boundary in the eastern sector, from the 1914 Simla negotiations.