About this quiz
50 questions covering every section of the note on the location, area, borders, physical regions, mountains and climate of Nepal.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: General Knowledge · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Easy). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
In which two hemispheres does Nepal lie?
- A) Northern and Western
- B) Southern and Eastern
- C) Northern and Eastern ✔
- D) Southern and Western
Why: Nepal is north of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian, so it lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
What is the latitudinal extent of Nepal?
- A) 24°22' N to 28°27' N
- B) 26°22' N to 30°27' N ✔
- C) 28°22' N to 32°27' N
- D) 26°22' N to 32°27' N
Why: Nepal stretches from 26°22' North to 30°27' North, a span of about 4 degrees.
What is the longitudinal extent of Nepal?
- A) 80°04' E to 88°12' E ✔
- B) 78°04' E to 86°12' E
- C) 82°04' E to 90°12' E
- D) 80°04' E to 84°12' E
Why: Nepal stretches from 80°04' East to 88°12' East, a span of about 8 degrees.
What is the approximate east to west length of Nepal?
- A) 585 km
- B) 685 km
- C) 1,085 km
- D) 885 km ✔
Why: Nepal is about 885 km long from east to west.
Which important line of latitude lies south of Nepal and does not pass through it?
- A) Equator
- B) Arctic Circle
- C) Tropic of Cancer ✔
- D) Tropic of Capricorn
Why: The Tropic of Cancer (about 23.5° N) passes through India, south of Nepal's southern limit of 26°22' N.
Nepal Standard Time is based on which meridian?
- A) 86°15' East ✔
- B) 82°30' East
- C) 84°00' East
- D) 88°12' East
Why: Nepal Standard Time (UTC+5:45) is based on 86°15' E, which passes near Gaurishankar.
What is the total area of Nepal according to the updated map of 2077 BS?
- A) 141,181 sq km
- B) 147,181 sq km
- C) 147,516 sq km ✔
- D) 151,516 sq km
Why: After Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani were included in the 2077 BS map, Nepal's area is given as 147,516 sq km.
Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani lie in which district of Nepal?
- A) Baitadi
- B) Bajhang
- C) Humla
- D) Darchula ✔
Why: These areas lie in the north-west of Darchula district, in the source region of the Mahakali river.
Nepal is bordered by India on how many sides?
- A) Three: east, south and west ✔
- B) Only one: south
- C) Two: south and west
- D) Four sides
Why: India surrounds Nepal on the east, south and west, while China lies to the north.
How many Indian states share a border with Nepal?
- A) Three
- B) Four
- C) Five ✔
- D) Six
Why: The five states are Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Which Indian state does NOT share a border with Nepal?
- A) Sikkim
- B) Himachal Pradesh ✔
- C) Bihar
- D) Uttarakhand
Why: Himachal Pradesh does not touch Nepal; the other three do.
Through which treaty did the Mahakali river become Nepal's western boundary?
- A) Treaty of Betrawati
- B) Treaty of Thapathali
- C) Treaty of Peace and Friendship 1950
- D) Sugauli Treaty ✔
Why: The Sugauli Treaty of 1816 AD fixed the Mahakali as Nepal's western border.
The Birgunj border crossing in Parsa faces which Indian town?
- A) Raxaul ✔
- B) Jogbani
- C) Sonauli
- D) Rupaidiha
Why: Birgunj faces Raxaul in Bihar.
The Rasuwagadhi border point connects Nepal with which place in Tibet?
- A) Khasa (Zhangmu)
- B) Lhasa
- C) Kerung (Gyirong) ✔
- D) Purang
Why: Rasuwagadhi in Rasuwa district links Nepal with Kerung (Gyirong) in Tibet.
Where is the lowest point of Nepal located?
- A) Kechana Kalan, Jhapa ✔
- B) Biratnagar, Morang
- C) Koshi Tappu, Sunsari
- D) Birgunj, Parsa
Why: Kechana Kalan in Jhapa district is the lowest point of Nepal.
What is the height of Mount Everest announced jointly by Nepal and China in 2077 BS?
- A) 8,848 m
- B) 8,850 m
- C) 8,844.43 m
- D) 8,848.86 m ✔
Why: In 2077 BS (2020 AD) Nepal and China jointly announced the height of Everest as 8,848.86 m.
Which ecological region covers the largest share of Nepal's area?
- A) Mountain region
- B) Hill region ✔
- C) Tarai region
- D) Trans-Himalayan region
Why: The Hill region covers about 68 percent of Nepal's area, the Tarai about 17 percent and the Mountain region about 15 percent.
Which region of Nepal is known as the granary of the country?
- A) Hill region
- B) Mountain region
- C) Tarai region ✔
- D) Trans-Himalayan region
Why: The flat and fertile Tarai produces most of Nepal's food grains.
Which is the youngest mountain range of Nepal?
- A) Great Himalaya
- B) Mahabharat range
- C) Trans-Himalaya
- D) Chure (Siwalik) range ✔
Why: The Chure, or Siwalik, is the southernmost and youngest range, with loose soil that erodes easily.
What is the porous belt of boulders and gravel at the foot of the Chure hills called?
- A) Bhabar ✔
- B) Doon
- C) Lekh
- D) Besi
Why: In the Bhabar belt, streams often sink underground before reappearing in the Tarai.
Chitwan, Dang and Surkhet are examples of what?
- A) Trans-Himalayan valleys
- B) Glacial lakes
- C) Inner Tarai (Bhitri Madhesh) valleys ✔
- D) High Himalayan peaks
Why: These are low valleys between the Chure and Mahabharat ranges, called inner Tarai.
How many of the world's fourteen peaks above 8,000 m lie fully or partly in Nepal?
- A) Six
- B) Eight ✔
- C) Ten
- D) Fourteen
Why: Eight of the fourteen 8,000 m peaks, including Everest and Kangchenjunga, lie in Nepal or on its border.
Which is the second highest mountain in Nepal?
- A) Kangchenjunga ✔
- B) Lhotse
- C) Makalu
- D) Dhaulagiri
Why: Kangchenjunga, the third highest in the world, is the second highest peak in Nepal.
Which wind system brings most of Nepal's rainfall?
- A) Western disturbances in winter
- B) Trade winds from the Arabian Sea
- C) North-east winds from Tibet
- D) Summer monsoon from the Bay of Bengal ✔
Why: Most rain falls from June to September with the summer monsoon from the Bay of Bengal.
Why do Mustang and Manang receive very little rain?
- A) They are close to the sea
- B) They lie in a rain shadow north of the Himalaya ✔
- C) They lie in the inner Tarai
- D) They are covered by forests
Why: The main Himalayan range blocks monsoon clouds, leaving the trans-Himalayan areas dry.
Nepal Standard Time is how far ahead of UTC?
- A) 5 h 30 min
- B) 5 h 45 min ✔
- C) 6 h
- D) 5 h 15 min
Why: Based on 86°15' E: 86.25 × 4 = 345 min.
Near which mountain does Nepal's standard meridian pass?
- A) Sagarmatha
- B) Gaurishankar ✔
- C) Kanchenjunga
- D) Dhaulagiri
Why: 86°15' E passes near Gaurishankar.
Before the 2077 BS map, Nepal's area was usually given as:
- A) 147,181 sq km ✔
- B) 147,516 sq km
- C) 141,181 sq km
- D) 150,000 sq km
Why: It became 147,516 sq km after the updated map.
The updated political map of Nepal was added to the coat of arms through which constitutional amendment?
- A) First
- B) Second ✔
- C) Third
- D) Fourth
Why: The second amendment of the Constitution.
Nepal's north-south width is on average about:
- A) 193 km ✔
- B) 885 km
- C) 250 km
- D) 100 km
Why: Average width ≈ 193 km.
Nepal is a ______ country.
- A) Coastal
- B) Landlocked ✔
- C) Island
- D) Peninsular
Why: It has no sea coast.
Which river forms part of Nepal's eastern border?
- A) Mahakali
- B) Mechi ✔
- C) Koshi
- D) Kankai
Why: The Mechi.
Kakarbhitta border point faces which Indian place?
- A) Jogbani
- B) Panitanki ✔
- C) Raxaul
- D) Sonauli
Why: Panitanki, West Bengal.
Biratnagar faces which Indian town?
- A) Jogbani ✔
- B) Raxaul
- C) Rupaidiha
- D) Panitanki
Why: Jogbani, Bihar.
Bhairahawa (Rupandehi) faces which Indian town?
- A) Sonauli ✔
- B) Raxaul
- C) Jogbani
- D) Rupaidiha
Why: Sonauli, Uttar Pradesh.
Nepalgunj faces which Indian town?
- A) Rupaidiha ✔
- B) Sonauli
- C) Raxaul
- D) Banbasa
Why: Rupaidiha, Uttar Pradesh.
Kodari-Tatopani border is in which district?
- A) Rasuwa
- B) Sindhupalchok ✔
- C) Dolakha
- D) Mustang
Why: Sindhupalchok.
Both the highest and lowest points of Nepal lie in which province?
- A) Madhesh
- B) Koshi ✔
- C) Bagmati
- D) Gandaki
Why: Everest (Solukhumbu) and Kechana Kalan (Jhapa) are in Koshi.
The Mountain region covers about what share of Nepal's area?
- A) 15% ✔
- B) 17%
- C) 68%
- D) 25%
Why: About 15%.
The Tarai covers about what share of Nepal's area?
- A) 15%
- B) 17% ✔
- C) 68%
- D) 35%
Why: About 17%.
The Hill region covers about what share of Nepal's area?
- A) 15%
- B) 17%
- C) 68% ✔
- D) 50%
Why: About 68%.
The Tarai is an extension of the:
- A) Tibetan plateau
- B) Gangetic plain ✔
- C) Deccan plateau
- D) Thar desert
Why: It is the northern edge of the Gangetic plain.
Why is protecting the Chure range a national priority?
- A) It holds oil
- B) Its loose soil erodes easily ✔
- C) It has the highest peaks
- D) It is a border line
Why: Chure soil is fragile and erodes easily.
Inner Tarai is also called:
- A) Bhabar
- B) Bhitri Madhesh ✔
- C) Pahad
- D) Himal
Why: Bhitri Madhesh.
Which range lies north of the Chure and blocks some monsoon clouds?
- A) Great Himalaya
- B) Mahabharat ✔
- C) Siwalik
- D) Karakoram
Why: Mahabharat range.
Kechana Kalan is in which district?
- A) Morang
- B) Jhapa ✔
- C) Sunsari
- D) Saptari
Why: Jhapa.
Which country lies to the north of Nepal?
- A) India
- B) China ✔
- C) Bhutan
- D) Bangladesh
Why: China (Tibet Autonomous Region).
The longitudinal span of Nepal is about:
- A) 4 degrees
- B) 8 degrees ✔
- C) 12 degrees
- D) 2 degrees
Why: 80°04' to 88°12' E.
The latitudinal span of Nepal is about:
- A) 4 degrees ✔
- B) 8 degrees
- C) 10 degrees
- D) 2 degrees
Why: 26°22' to 30°27' N.
Kathmandu and Pokhara valleys lie in which ecological region?
- A) Mountain
- B) Hill ✔
- C) Tarai
- D) Inner Tarai
Why: Hill region.