Question 2176
Read the given statements about India and its neighboring countries. A. India shares the longest boundary with Pakistan. B. India and Afghanistan do not share borders. C. Myanmar shares boundaries with West Bengal and Assam. D. India and Sri Lanka are separated by Palk Strait. Choose the incorrect statement
Answer
A, B and C
Why?
Concept: India is a vast country lying entirely in the Northern hemisphere. The mainland extends between latitudes 8°4'N and 37°6'N and longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25'E. India’s total area accounts for about 2.4 percent of the total geographical area of the world. India is the seventh largest country in the world. India has a land boundary of about 15,200 km. The total length of the coastline of the mainland, including Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, is 7,516.6 km. Explanation: The Indian landmass has a central location between East and West Asia. India is a southward extension of the Asian continent. India shares its land boundaries with: Pakistan and Afghanistan in the northwest, China (Tibet), Nepal, and Bhutan in the north and Myanmar and Bangladesh in the east. India shares the longest border with Bangladesh. Myanmar shares boundaries with Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Nagaland. Our southern neighbors across the sea consist of Sri Lanka and Maldives . Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar , While Maldives Islands are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands. Thus, A. India shares the longest boundary with Pakistan. Incorrect B. India and Afghanistan do not share borders. Incorrect C. Myanmar shares boundaries with West Bengal and Assam. Incorrect D. India and Sri Lanka are separated by Palk Strait. Correct
