Consider the following: 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Manipur 3. Nagaland 4. Tripura 5. Assam 6. Meghalaya 7. Mizoram How many of the above Indian states share their boundary with Myanmar?

The correct answer is Four only . In News The Hindu : Over 700 refugees yet to be repatriated to Myanmar from Manipur. Key Points Geographical Information of Myanmar : Myanmar, also called Burma , country, located in the western portion of mainland Southeast Asia . In 1989 the country’s official English name, which it had held since 1885, was changed from the Union of Burma to the Union of Myanmar . Capital - Yangon . The country is bordered by China to the north and northeast, Laos to the east, Thailand to the southeast, the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal to the south and southwest, Bangladesh to the west, and India to the northwest. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram share international boundary with Myanmar. Hence option 1 is correct. ​ Important Points The steps taken by the Government to check infiltration across the borders are as follows: Effective domination of the borders by the Border Guarding Forces through round the clock surveillance viz. patrolling, laying nakas, establishing observation posts all along the border and strengthening of existing defence of the BOPs. The riverine segments of the International Borders of the country are being patrolled and dominated with the help of water crafts/speed boats/floating Border Out Posts (BOPs) of Border Guarding Forces (BGFs) . Usage of Hi-Tech surveillance equipment along with day and night vision devices for further enhancing the border domination.