General Introduction To India

21. Which of the following is an international border between India and China? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 19.09.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Radcliffe Line
(b) McMahon Line
(c) Durand Line
(d) Palk Strait

Correct Answer: (b) McMahon Line

Solution:The McMahon Line is a line agreed to by Britain and Tibet as part of the Shimla Accord. It is the de jure boundary between China and India, although the Chinese government disputes it.

22. The Diphu Pass' which is the tri-junction amongst India, Myanmar and China is on which Border Line? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) Radcliffe Line
(b) Palk Strait
(c) McMahon Line
(d) Durand Line

Correct Answer: (c) McMahon Line

Solution:Diphu Pass is located in Arunachal Pradesh. It is located at the disputed tri-point borders of India, Myanmar, and China and is a mountain pass. Diphu Pass is also a strategic approach to eastern Assam. It lies on the McMahon Line

23. LAC (Line of Actual Control) is an effective border between India and______ . [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Pakistan
(b) China
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bhutan

Correct Answer: (b) China

Solution:LAC stands for Line of Actual Control. It is a boundary between China and India. The concept of the "Line of Actual Control" (LAC) emerged during a bilateral agreement in 1993, although there was no concrete settlement on ground positions between these two countries. The LAC separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory. It is a no men's region, and the armies of

India and China patrol nearly 50 to 100 kms. The Chinese government maintains LAC to be around 2,000 km, while India considers the LAC to be 3,488 km long.

24. LAC (Line of Actual Control) is the effective border between India and: [S.S.C. Online M.TS. (T-I) 13.07.2021 (Shift-II)]

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

Correct Answer: (b) China

Solution:LAC stands for Line of Actual Control. It is a boundary between China and India. The concept of the "Line of Actual Control" (LAC) emerged during a bilateral agreement in 1993, although there was no concrete settlement on ground positions between these two countries. The LAC separates Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory. It is a no men's region, and the armies of

India and China patrol nearly 50 to 100 kms. The Chinese government maintains LAC to be around 2,000 km, while India considers the LAC to be 3,488 km long.

25. Which one of the following states of India does not share a border with Pakistan? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.08.2017 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online MTS (T-1) 11.09.2017 (Shift-1)]

(a) Punjab
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Gujarat
(d) Maharashtra

Correct Answer: (d) Maharashtra

Solution:The Indian states and union territories sharing the border with Pakistan are Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh. Maharashtra does not share the Pakistan border.

26. The Minicoy Island of Lakshadweep was part of which neighbouring country of India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 5.10.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Sri Lanka
(b) Indonesia
(c) Myanmar
(d) Maldives

Correct Answer: (d) Maldives

Solution:Lakshadweep and Minicoy Islands are the northernmost islands among the Lakshadweep-Maldives-Chagos group. These islands are at the tops of a vast undersea mountain (Chagos Laccadive) Range in the Indian Ocean.

27. With which of the following states does Bangladesh NOT share its border? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 18.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Meghalaya
(b) Assam
(c) Tripura
(d) Nagaland

Correct Answer: (d) Nagaland

Solution:Nagaland does not share a boundary with Bangladesh. Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometer (2,545- mile) long international border, the fifth-longest land border in the world. West Bengal, with 2,217 km, shares the longest border with Bangladesh. Other states that share border are as follows-
Assam (262 kms)
Tripura (856 kms)
Mizoram (180 kms)
Meghalaya (443 kms)
West Bengal (2217 kms)

28. Bangladesh shares its borders with which of the following states of India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 11.07.2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) Bihar
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Nagaland
(d) Manipur

Correct Answer: (b) Meghalaya

Solution:Nagaland does not share a boundary with Bangladesh. Bangladesh and India share a 4,096-kilometer (2,545- mile) long international border, the fifth-longest land border in the world. West Bengal, with 2,217 km, shares the longest border with Bangladesh. Other states that share border are as follows

29. The northern part of the west coast in India is known as [SS.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 6.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

(a) Konkan coast
(b) Coromandel coast
(c) Malabar coast
(d) Godavari coast

Correct Answer: (a) Konkan coast

Solution:Konkan, otherwise called the Konkan Coast, is a rough segment of the northern part of the western coastline of India. Konkan begins from the north at Daman in the Gulf of Cambay, broadens southwards up and down the west of oceanside land regions of Maharashtra and Goa, and meets the Kanara coast at Karwar region of Karnataka. The southern part of the west coast is known as Malabar Coast

30. The easternmost point of India is_____. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 13.06.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) Doulchara
(b) Mokokchung
(c) Wokha
(d) Kibithu

Correct Answer: (d) Kibithu

Solution:Kibithu is the easternmost place in the country. It is also spel as Kibithoo, a town in Arunachal Pradesh in the Anjaw district. It is one of India's casternmost populated towns, located on the LAC (line of actual control). It is situated on the last road head of the extreme northeast point in north-eastern India. The Lohit River enters India at Kibithu.