Question 1887
Consider the following statements: 1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh. 2. Jharkhand shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal. 3. Mizoram shares border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer
Only 1 and 3
Why?
Concept: India shares an international boundary with 6 countries- Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Explanation: The states of India that share an international boundary are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. Country Indian states Nepal Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim Bangladesh West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram China Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Pakistan Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir Afghanistan Jammu and Kashmir Myanmar Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram Bhutan Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh Thus, 1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh: Correct 2. Jharkhand shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal: Incorrect 3. Mizoram shares border with Bangladesh and Myanmar: Correct Additional Information China has the longest land border with India. Afghanistan has the shortest land border with India.
