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Which of the following country has boundary with India in the north?

  1. Bhutan

  2. Pakistan

  3. China

  4. USSR


Correct Option: A,C
Explanation:

India shares its border with seven countries- Afghanistan and Pakistan to the north-west, China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Myanmar to the far East and Bangladesh to the east. Sri Lanka (from south-east) and Maldives (from south-west) are two countries with water borders.

Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with ________.

  1. China

  2. Bhutan

  3. Nepal

  4. Myanmar


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Nepal is bounded by India from 3 sides - South, East and West. Nepal has boundaries with five of the Indian states. They are Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Altogether 26 out of 75 districts of Nepal have border linkages with India.

Which of the following do not have common border with Myanmar?

  1. Nagaland

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Assam

  4. Manipur


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India shares a 1643 km long border with Myanmar.  Arunachal Pradesh,  Nagaland, Manipur,  Mizoram are the states which share the border with Myanmar while Assam shares the international border with Bhutan and Bangladesh.

A neighbouring country but not a part of Indian subcontinent is ______________.

  1. Pakistan

  2. Bangladesh

  3. Nepal

  4. China


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A neighbouring country but not a part of Indian subcontinent is China. Politically,the Indian subcontinent is said to comprise of the following seven States(countries): India,Pakistan,Nepal,Bhutan,Bangla Desh, Sri Lanka and Maldives. There is no consensus about the limits of the Subcontinent.

Maldive Islands are situated to the south of the _______.

  1. Port Blair

  2. Ross Island

  3. Nicobar Island

  4. Lakshadweep Island


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Maldives islands are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep islands of India.

The Maldives is a chain of 1192 islands located south-west of Sri Lanka and India in the Indian Ocean. The islands are so tiny that many world maps do not show the Maldives. It is an independent country of about 357566 in population.

The capital of Bhutan is ________.

  1. Thimpu

  2. Dhaka

  3. Lhasa

  4. Naypyidaw


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the year 1955 Thimpu is declared as the capital of Bhutan.  It covers an area of 26.1 square km. It is the largest city in Bhutan.

The Black Sea and Japan are on _________ of Asia.

  1. The east and west

  2. The north and south

  3. The south and west

  4. The west and east


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Black Sea and Japan are on West and East of Asia.
The Black Sea is a body of water and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Western Asia. It is supplied by a number of major rivers, such as the Danube, Dnieper, Southern Bug, Dniester, Don, and the Rioni.