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World Geography and Politics

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World geography and politics cover international boundaries, significant global treaties, and organizations. It includes geopolitical relationships, Indian border lines, and international cooperative missions. These questions are vital for general studies and general awareness exam sections.

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World Geography and Politics Questions

Multiple choice

Why did US/Pakistan relations hit a low point in 2011?

  1. Bin Laden was found hiding there

  2. US and Pakistan went to war

  3. Pakistan used nuclear weapons against India

  4. Pakistan left India
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Explanation

The discovery and subsequent killing of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, by US forces in 2011 caused significant diplomatic friction between the two nations.

Multiple choice

Why are India and Pakistan important to the US?

  1. Allies in the middle of Asia

  2. They are not

  3. Both countries owe the US a lot of money

  4. The US gets all its salt from these countries
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Explanation

India and Pakistan are strategically significant to the US due to their location in South Asia, their nuclear capabilities, and their roles in regional security and counter-terrorism efforts.

Multiple choice

What country does NOT claim all or part of Kashmir?

  1. China

  2. India

  3. Pakistan

  4. Bangladesh
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D Correct answer
Explanation

India, Pakistan, and China all have territorial claims or control parts of the Kashmir region. Bangladesh does not have any territorial claim to Kashmir.

Multiple choice

The country of Sri Lanka was formerly called

  1. Ceylon

  2. Pakistan

  3. Siam

  4. Bangladesh
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Explanation

Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon during the period of British colonial rule and for several years after gaining independence in 1948.

Multiple choice social studies country and state neighbours of india india and her neighbours india and other countries

Who is the southern neighbour of India?

  1. Bhutan

  2. Nepal

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. Myanmar
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C Correct answer
Explanation

One of the southern neighbours of India is Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea,

Multiple choice social studies country and state neighbours of india india and her neighbours india and other countries

Name the countries which lie on either side of McMohan Line?

  1. South Vietnam and North Vietnam

  2. India and China

  3. India and Ceylon

  4. France and Germany
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B Correct answer
Explanation

McMahon Line is a border between India and China as a part of treaty signed in 1914. The line is named after Sir Henry McMahon, the then foreign secretary of the British Government in India.

Multiple choice social studies country and state neighbours of india india and her neighbours india and other countries

Name the countries which lie on either side of Durand Line?

  1. India and Pakistan

  2. Indian and Bangladesh

  3. Afghanistan and Pakistan

  4. Iran and Iraq
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Durand Line is the border that separates Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was established in the year 1893 after a memorandum of understanding between Mortimer Durand of British India and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan of Afghanistan.

Multiple choice social studies country and state neighbours of india india and her neighbours india and other countries

My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country?

  1. Bhutan

  2. Tajikistan

  3. Bangladesh

  4. Nepal

  5. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation
India has 15,106.7 km of land border and a coastline of 7,516.6 km including island territories. The length of our land borders with neighbouring countries is as under :

Name of the country:Length of the border (in km)

Bangladesh:4,096.7
China:3,488
Pakistan:3,323
Nepal:1,751
Myanmar:1,643
Bhutan: 699
Afghanistan: 106
Multiple choice social studies country and state neighbours of india india and her neighbours india and other countries

West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya have common borders with _____.

  1. China

  2. Myanmar

  3. Bhutan

  4. Bangladesh
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Bangladesh is a South Asian country. Bangladesh is located towards eastern side of India. Bangladesh is surrounded by Indian states namely West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya and also by Burma. On one of the sides it has Bay of Bengal.

Multiple choice social studies country and state neighbours of india india and her neighbours india and other countries

Which neighboring country does not share a land boundary with India?

  1. China

  2. Myanmar

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. Nepal
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C Correct answer
Explanation

India is a large nation which shares border with many nations which include Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, China. Among the given options, Sri Lanka does not share land border with India as it is separated by the Indian Ocean.

Multiple choice social studies country and state neighbours of india india and her neighbours india and other countries

Which country is not a part of the Indian subcontinent?

  1. Nepal

  2. Bangladesh

  3. Pakistan

  4. China
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Explanation

  • Indian subcontinent is the southern region of Asia consisting of areas starting from Himalayas towards Indian Ocean.
  • It usually includes lands of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.
  • From the given options china is the country that is not included in Indian sub-continent, these are also called as south Asian countries.

Multiple choice social studies country and state neighbours of india india and her neighbours india and other countries

A country which is enclosed on its west, east and north by India is ________.

  1. Bangladesh

  2. Nepal

  3. Bhutan

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Bangladesh is a South Asian country. Bangladesh is located towards eastern side of India. Bangladesh is surrounded by Indian states namely West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya. Bangladesh is bordered on the west, north, and east by a 4,095 kilometres land frontier with India.

Multiple choice social studies country and state neighbours of india india and her neighbours india and other countries

Where is Khyber Pass situated?

  1. India

  2. Bhutan

  3. Bangladesh

  4. Pakistan
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Explanation

Pakistan,
Khyber Pass, Khyber also spelled Khaybar, or Khaibar. It is one of the important passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The pass connects Kābul with Peshāwar. The pass has historically been the gateway for invasions of the Indian subcontinent from the northwest. The name Khyber is also applied to the range of arid, broken hills through which the pass runs and which form the last spurs of the Spin Ghar (Safīd Kūh) Range. On either side of the connecting ridge are the sources of two small streams, the beds of which form the Khyber gorge. This narrow gorge forms the Khyber Pass; it winds between cliffs of shale and limestone, 600–1,000 feet (180–300 m) high, and enters the Khyber Hills from the Shadi Bagiār opening, a few miles beyond Jamrūd, Pak., and continues northwestward for about 33 miles (53 km). Just beyond the old Afghan fort of Haft Chāh, it opens onto the barren Lowyah Dakkah plain, which stretches to the Kābul River.