General Introduction To India

11. Which of the following states does NOT share its boundary with Bhutan? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-I), S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-1) 6.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) Sikkim
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) West Bengal

Correct Answer: (b) Meghalaya

Solution:Meghalaya does not share its boundary with Bhutan. However, the Indian states of West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Assam share their boundaries with Bhutan.

12. How many Indian states share border with Bhutan? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 2
(d) 3

Correct Answer: (a) 4

Solution:Meghalaya does not share its boundary with Bhutan. However, the Indian states of West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Assam share their boundaries with Bhutan.

13. With which neighboring country does Gujarat share its border? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 12.10.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Bhutan
(d) Nepal

Correct Answer: (a) Pakistan

Solution:Gujarat shares its border with Pakistan. The state is bounded by Pakistan in the northwest and by the Indian states of Rajasthan in the north, Madhya Pradesh in the cast, and Maharashtra in the southeast.

14. Which of the following Indian states does NOT share its boundaries with Nepal? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 14.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

(a) Sikkim
(b) West Bengal
(c) Assam
(d) Uttarakhand

Correct Answer: (c) Assam

Solution:Assam does not share its boundary with Non However, five Indian states-UttarPradesh Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Bilur sh their borders with Nepal.

15. Which of the following states does not share its boundary with Nepal? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-i)9.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Bihar
(d) Assam

Correct Answer: (d) Assam

Solution:Assam does not share its boundary with Nepal. However, five Indian states-Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Bihar share their borders with Nepal

16. Which neighbouring country of India is a known by the name Burma? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 16.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Myanmar
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Bhutan
(d) China

Correct Answer: (a) Myanmar

Solution:Myanmar, a country which is located to the cut of India was formerly known as Burma. The official name of the country was changed from "Union of Burma" to "Union of Myanmar in 1989.

17. Which one of the following neighbouring countries of India is not surrounded by land borders? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Myanmar
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Afghanistan

Correct Answer: (a) Myanmar

Solution:Myanmar is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, while Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan are land locked nations.

18. "Sir Creek Issue is a issue between India and_____. [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 3.10.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) China
(b) Pakistan
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Japan

Correct Answer: (b) Pakistan

Solution:Sir Creek is a 96 km strip of water in the marshes of the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. It is a disputed region between India and Pakistan. The creek separates the Kutch region in India from Pakistan's Sindh pro ince. Sir Creek opens into the Arabian Sea.

19. The boundary line between India and Pakistan is called_____. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 25.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) McMahon Line
(b) Maginot Line
(c) Radcliffe Line
(d) Sir Creek

Correct Answer: (c) Radcliffe Line

Solution:The international boundary between India and Pakistan is called the Radcliffe line. British officer Cyrill Radcliffe drew the line in 1947, and the same line became the border after partition in 1947.

20. The Radcliffe Line demarcates India's border with which of the following countries? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exam 22.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Pakistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) China
(d) Nepal