World Geography and Politics

This statement is considered TRUE in the context of modern independence movements. While the Partition of India saw violence, the independence movement itself (led by Gandhi) was predominantly non-violent through satyagraha and civil disobedience. India is indeed among the few nations that gained independence without a violent revolution against the colonial power.

India has ongoing territorial disputes with both China (Aksai Chin, Arunachal Pradesh) and Pakistan (Jammu and Kashmir). These are the most prominent and long-standing border disputes. Option B is incorrect because India has resolved its border disputes with Bangladesh through the 2014 Land Boundary Agreement. Option D incorrectly includes Bangladesh, and Option C incorrectly pairs China with Bhutan.

South Korea celebrates its Independence Day on August 15, 1945, marking liberation from Japanese colonial rule - the same date as India's independence from Britain in 1947. Cambodia, China, and North Korea have different independence dates.

The Durand Line is the international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, established in 1893 through an agreement between British diplomat Sir Mortimer Durand and Afghan Emir Abdur Rahman Khan. It spans approximately 2,640 km (1,640 miles). The Wagah border separates India and Pakistan, while the Radcliffe Line is the boundary between India and Pakistan established during partition in 1947.

Byzantium, Constantinople, and Istanbul are all historical names for the same city that physically spans both Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Ankara, while a major Turkish city, is located entirely in the Asian part of Turkey and does not link the two continents.

India does have the largest number of post offices in the world, with over 150,000 post offices serving both urban and rural areas. This is due to India's massive population and extensive postal network established during British colonial rule, maintained and expanded after independence.

India indeed has the largest number of mosques in the world, estimated at around 300,000. This is because India has the third-largest Muslim population globally (over 200 million), and mosques are built in almost every locality with Muslim residents. This exceeds the count in many traditionally Muslim-majority countries.

China, Cuba, and Vietnam are all ruled by communist parties and have been communist states since the mid-20th century. Afghanistan has never been a communist country - it has been an Islamic republic, monarchy, and emirate at various times, but never had a communist government.

Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon during British colonial rule and until 1972 when it became a republic and changed its name. Ceylon comes from the ancient Tamil name 'Ceilao'. Bhutan, Myanmar, and Thailand have never been called Ceylon - Myanmar was Burma, and Thailand was Siam.

Abu Salem was arrested in Portugal in 2002 and extradited to India in 2005 after a lengthy legal battle. He was a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case. Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Switzerland were not involved in his arrest - Portugal collaborated with India on this extradition.

India signed a deal in 2004 to procure the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) from BAE Systems, which is a British aerospace company based in the UK. While India procures defense equipment from Russia, France, and the USA, the Hawk specifically is a British-designed aircraft.

India was granted Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status by the United States in 2022. This status provides certain military and economic benefits but does not carry the mutual defense commitments of NATO membership. Pakistan has had MNNA status since 2004, but the question asks about a recent grant.

Hamas is a Palestinian militant organization founded in 1987 with the primary goal of establishing an Islamic state in historic Palestine. It has been in conflict with Israel since its founding, particularly in the Gaza Strip. The other options (Sudan, Brazil, Syria) are unrelated to Hamas's primary conflict.

Afghanistan shares the shortest boundary with India, approximately 106 km through the Wakhan Corridor connecting to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. This is a disputed and remote border region.