Multiple choice

Which one of the following is a land-locked state?

  1. Gujarat

  2. Orissa

  3. West Bangal

  4. Bihar

  5. None of these
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Explanation

A land-locked state has no coastline. Bihar is completely surrounded by other states - Nepal to the north, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh. In contrast, Gujarat has a long coastline on the Arabian Sea, Odisha (formerly Orissa) borders the Bay of Bengal, and West Bengal also has coastal access.

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