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Who is the southern neighbour of India?

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  1. Bhutan

  2. Nepal

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. Myanmar

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Correct Option: C
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,

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

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  1. South Vietnam and North Vietnam

  2. India and China

  3. India and Ceylon

  4. France and Germany

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Correct Option: B
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.

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

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  1. India and Pakistan

  2. Indian and Bangladesh

  3. Afghanistan and Pakistan

  4. Iran and Iraq

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Correct Option: C
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.

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

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  1. Bhutan

  2. Tajikistan

  3. Bangladesh

  4. Nepal

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: B
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

Which one of the following pairs of States share a stretch of their border with both Nepal and Bhutan?

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  1. Sikkim and Assam

  2. Sikkim and West Bengal

  3. Arunachal Pradesh and Assam

  4. Bihar and West Bengal

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Sikkim and West Bengal are the two states that share a border with Nepal and Bhutan.

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

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  1. China

  2. Myanmar

  3. Bhutan

  4. Bangladesh

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Correct Option: D
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.

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

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  1. China

  2. Myanmar

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. Nepal

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Correct Option: C
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.

Between Sri Lanka and India lies the ______________.

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  1. Palk Strait

  2. Gulf of Mannar

  3. Both $(1)$ and $(2)$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Between Sri Lanka and India lies  the Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar.
  • Sri Lanka is an island country located to the south of India in Indian Ocean. Between India and Sri Lanka Park Strait is located. It is a strait located between Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Mannar district of Sri Lanka.
  • The strait is named after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras Presidency.

Which country is not a part of the Indian subcontinent?

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  1. Nepal

  2. Bangladesh

  3. Pakistan

  4. China

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Correct Option: D
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.

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

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  1. Bangladesh

  2. Nepal

  3. Bhutan

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
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.