MCQs on Borders and Boundaries – Indian Geography
Q1. Which country shares the longest border with India?
a) China
b) Pakistan
c) Bangladesh
d) Nepal
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Correct Answer: c) Bangladesh.
Explanation: Bangladesh shares the longest border with India, stretching approximately 4,096 kilometers.
Q2. How many countries share a land border with India?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
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Correct Answer: c) 7
Explanation: India shares its land borders with seven countries: Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Afghanistan (only through the narrow Wakhan Corridor).
Q3. Which Indian state shares its longest international border with Bangladesh?
a) West Bengal
b) Assam
c) Meghalaya
d) Tripura
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Correct Answer: a) West Bengal
Explanation: West Bengal shares the longest international border with Bangladesh, stretching approximately 2,217 kilometers.
Q4. The Radcliffe Line is the international border between which two countries?
a) India and Pakistan
b) India and China
c) India and Bangladesh
d) India and Nepal
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Correct Answer: a) India and Pakistan
Explanation: The Radcliffe Line was drawn by Sir Cyril Radcliffe in 1947 as the boundary demarcation between India and Pakistan during the partition of British India.
Q5. Which Indian state shares its boundaries with the largest number of other states?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: d) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh shares its boundaries with the largest number of other states, including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar.
Q6. Which of the following states does not share a boundary with Myanmar?
a) Mizoram
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Nagaland
d) Assam
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Correct Answer: d) Assam
Explanation: Assam does not share a boundary with Myanmar. The Indian states that share a boundary with Myanmar are Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.
Q7. The Durand Line is the international border between which two countries?
a) India and Pakistan
b) India and Afghanistan
c) Afghanistan and Pakistan
d) India and China
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Correct Answer: c) Afghanistan and Pakistan
Explanation: The Durand Line is the international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, established by Sir Mortimer Durand in 1893.
Q8. Which Indian state shares its international border with only one country?
a) Sikkim
b) Bihar
c) Punjab
d) Gujarat
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Correct Answer: b) Bihar
Explanation: Bihar shares its international border with only one country, Nepal.
Q9. Which of the following states does not share a boundary with Bhutan?
a) Sikkim
b) West Bengal
c) Arunachal Pradesh
d) Himachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: d) Himachal Pradesh
Explanation: Himachal Pradesh does not share a boundary with Bhutan. The Indian states that share a boundary with Bhutan are Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, and Assam.
Q10. The McMahon Line is the international border between which two countries?
a) India and China
b) India and Pakistan
c) India and Nepal
d) India and Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: a) India and China
Explanation: The McMahon Line is the international border between India and China, established by Sir Henry McMahon in 1914.
Q11. Which of the following states shares its boundary with Nepal?
a) Uttarakhand
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) All of the above
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Correct Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar are the Indian states that share their boundaries with Nepal.
Q12. Which Indian state shares its international border with three countries?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Sikkim
c) West Bengal
d) Tripura
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Correct Answer: a) Arunachal Pradesh
Explanation: Arunachal Pradesh shares its international border with three countries: China, Myanmar, and Bhutan.
Q13. Which of the following states does not share a boundary with Bangladesh?
a) Mizoram
b) Meghalaya
c) Nagaland
d) Assam
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Correct Answer: c) Nagaland
Explanation: Nagaland does not share a boundary with Bangladesh. The Indian states that share a boundary with Bangladesh are West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura.
Q14. Which of the following is not a coastal state of India?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) West Bengal
d) Madhya Pradesh
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Correct Answer: d) Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: Madhya Pradesh is not a coastal state of India. It is a landlocked state in central India.
Q15. Which Indian state shares its international border with China and Nepal?
a) Sikkim
b) Uttarakhand
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Arunachal Pradesh
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Correct Answer: a) Sikkim
Explanation: Sikkim shares its international border with both China and Nepal.
Q16. Which of the following states shares its boundary with Pakistan?
a) Punjab
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) All of the above
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Correct Answer: d) All of the above
Explanation: Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat are the Indian states that share their boundaries with Pakistan.
Q17. The Palk Strait separates India from which country?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Maldives
c) Indonesia
d) Malaysia
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Correct Answer: a) Sri Lanka
Explanation: The Palk Strait separates India from Sri Lanka.
Q18. Which of the following states does not share a boundary with China?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Uttarakhand
c) Sikkim
d) Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: d) Jharkhand
Explanation: Jharkhand does not share a boundary with China. The Indian states that share a boundary with China are Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Q19. Which Indian state shares its international border with only Pakistan?
a) Punjab
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Jammu and Kashmir
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Correct Answer: a) Punjab
Explanation: Punjab shares its international border with only Pakistan.
Q20. Which of the following states shares its boundary with both Bhutan and China?
a) Sikkim
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Both a) and b)
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Correct Answer: d) Both a) and b)
Explanation: Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh are the Indian states that share their boundaries with both Bhutan and China.