Consider the following states: 1. Mizoram 2. Nagaland 3. West Bengal 4. Sikkim Which of the states mentioned above shares a boundary with Assam?

The correct answer is 1, 2 and 3 only. Key Points Assam: Assam is one of the biggest states in the northeast , situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam shares Inter-State boundaries with Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and West Bengal covering a length of over 2743.1KM. Hence, option 1 is correct. Assam has an international Boundary with Bangladesh. The Physiography of Assam can be divided into; the Karbi or Meghalaya plateau, the hills of North Cachar and Barali range, and the plain of Brahmaputra and Barak valley. It has several wildlife sanctuaries as well as National Parks that include: Manas along with Kaziranga parks were declared UNESCO World Heritage sites. Kaziranga National Park is famous for the Indian one-horned rhinoceros. Majuli is a riverine island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam and in 2016 it became the first island to be made a district in India. It is the largest riverine island in the world. Latitude and longitude of Assam: 26.2006° N, 92.9376° E Total Area: 78,438 km²