Question 1585
Considering India’s land frontiers, which of the following states do not share a land border with any international territory? 1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. Telangana 4. Chhattisgarh 5. Assam Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Answer
2, 3 and 4 only
Why?
India has 15106.7 Km of land border running through 92 districts in 17 states and a coastline of 7516.6 Km (6100 km of mainland coastline + coastline of 1197 Indian islands) touching 13 states and Union Territories. Barring Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Haryana and Telangana , all other states in the country have one or more international borders or a coastline and can be regarded as frontline states from the point of view of border management. India’s longest border is with Bangladesh while the shortest border is with Afghanistan.
