Most Important MCQs on the topic ” Bordering Countries of India”(Ch-5). These questions are very important for SSC, Railways, Defence, CTET, State PCS, UPSC, Judiciary and all other examinations of India. |
Q. Which of the following countries share a land border with India?
(A) China and Pakistan
(B) Nepal and Bhutan
(C) Bangladesh and Myanmar
(D) All of the above
Ans:- (D) All of the above
Explanation: – India shares its land borders with seven countries. Pakistan and Afghanistan(via the Wakhan Corridor) in the northwest, China , Nepal, and Bhutan in the North and Myanmar and Bangladesh in the east.
Q. Which of the following countries shares a maritime boundary with India?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Maldives
(C) Indonesia
(D) All of the above
Ans:- (D) All of the above
Explanation: – India shares a maritime boundary with seven countries, including Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Q. Which of the following countries shares the longest land border with India?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) China
(D) Nepal
Ans:- (B) Bangladesh
Explanation: – Bangladesh shares the longest land border with India (4096 Km)
Q. Which of the following countries shares the shortest land border with India?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Nepal
Ans:- (C) Afghanistan
Explanation: – India shares land border of 106 km with Afghanistan. This is the shortest in length amongst all other neighbouring countries.
Q. Which one of the following states does not form border with Bangladesh?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Tripura
(C) Manipur
(D) Mizoram
Ans:- (C) Manipur
Q. Indian states bordering Bangladesh are
(A) West Bengal, Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya
(B) Nagaland, Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal
(C) Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura
(D) Nagaland, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura
Ans:- (C) Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura
Q. Which one of the following Indian states does not share border with Bhutan?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
Ans:- (B) Meghalaya
Q. Which of the following Indian state shares its maximum boundary with Myanmar?
(A) Manipur
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Mizoram
(D) Nagaland
Ans:- (B) Arunachal Pradesh
Q. Which State of India has borders with three countries namely Nepal, Bhutan and China?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Meghalaya
(C) West Bengal
(D) Sikkim
Ans:- (D) Sikkim
Q. Which one of the following States of India has an international boundary on its three sides?
(A) Assam
(B) Nagaland
(C) Tripura
(D) West Bengal
Ans:- (D) West Bengal
Q. Which of the following states of India does not have a common border with Myanmar?
(A) Assam
(B) Nagaland
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Mizoram
Ans:- (A) Assam
Q. Which of the following groups of Indian states share its boundaries with Pakistan?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan
(B) Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat
(C) Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan
(D) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat
Ans:- (B) Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat
Q. The group of Indian states neighbouring Nepal is______.
(A) Sikkim – Bhutan
(B) Sikkim – Bihar
(C) Assam – Bihar
(D) Uttar Pradesh – Haryana
Ans:- (B) Sikkim – Bihar
Q. Which one of the following countries shares the longest land frontier with India?
(A) China
(B) Nepal
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh
Ans:- (D) Bangladesh
Q. Which of the following states does not form its boundary with Bangladesh?
(A) Assam
(B) Nagaland
(C) Meghalaya
(D) Mizoram
Ans:- (B) Nagaland
Q. The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by__________
(A) Durand Line
(B) McMohan Line
(C) Maginot Line
(D) Radcliffe Line
Ans:- (D) Radcliffe Line
Q. Durand Line demarcated the Indian boundary with which of the following countries?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Burma
(C) Nepal
(D) Tibet
Ans:- (A) Afghanistan
Q. The boundary line between India and Pakistan is an example of___________
(A) Superimposed boundary
(B) Antecedent boundary
(C) Relict boundary
(D) Subsequent boundary
Ans:- (A) Superimposed boundary
Q. What is Radcliffe line?
(A) America – Canada boundary line
(B) Indo – Pakistan boundary line
(C) Indo – China boundary line
(D) Russia – Finland boundary line
Ans:- (B) Indo – Pakistan boundary line
Q. Which of the following line demarcates India and the North Eastern part of China?
(A) Durand Line
(B) McMohan Line
(C) Radcliffe Line
(D) None of the above
Ans:- (B) McMohan Line
Q. Which country shares a land border with India through the Siliguri Corridor?
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Myanmar
Ans:- (B) Bhutan
Explanation: – The Siliguri Corridor, also known as the Chicken’s Neck, is a narrow stretch of land that connects the northeastern states of India with the rest of the country. Bhutan shares a small part of this corridor with India.
Q. Which of the following separates India and Sri Lanka?
(A) Suez Canal
(B) Palk Strait bay
(C) Gulf of Khambhat
(D) Gulf of Kutch
Ans:- (B) Palk Strait bay
Q. Consider the following statements.
- Assam shares border with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
- West Bengal shares border with Bhutan and Nepal.
- Mizoram shares border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) Only 1 and 2
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) Only 1 and 3
Ans:- (A) 1, 2 and 3