Neighbouring Countries of India MCQ for Competitive Exams

Explanation: India shares its borders with a total of 7 countries. These countries are:

Explanation: The border between India and Sri Lanka is a sea border. There is a maritime boundary in the sea between the two countries, defined by a sea border between the islands of ‘Daman and Nicobar’ and Sri Lanka. The major points of this border are known as ‘Adam’s Bridge’ or ‘Ram Setu’, which indicate the sea route between India and Sri Lanka.

Explanation: Pakistan is located in the northwest of India and shares its western border with India.

Explanation: The border between India and Bangladesh is in the east. Bangladesh is located to the east of India.

Explanation: Bhutan is located in the north of India. Bhutan’s border is in the north of India, while the borders of other countries are in different directions of India.

Explanation: The length of the border between India and Bhutan is approximately 600 kilometers.

Explanation: The length of its land borders is approximately 15,200 km. While the total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands is 7,516.6 km.

Explanation: Bangladesh and India share a 4,096 kilometer (2,545 mi) international border, which is the fifth-longest land border in the world.

Explanation: The border between India and Nepal is an open international border that demarcates the boundaries of Nepal with various Indian states.

Explanation: The major border line between India and Pakistan is called the “Radcliffe Line”. This line was drawn in 1947 by British official Sir Cyril John Radcliffe during the partition of India and Pakistan. It defines the international border between India and Pakistan.

Explanation: The border of Afghanistan touches only the Union Territory of Ladakh in India. A small part of Ladakh, commonly known as the Wakhan Corridor, borders Afghanistan. There is no direct border post or line of control in this area, but geographically, the border meets here.

Explanation: Assam does not share its border with Nepal. The border between India and Nepal is an open international border between India and Nepal.

Explanation: Bhutan is the smallest among India’s neighboring countries.

Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer passes through a total of eight states of India (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram).

Explanation: The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, and its latitude is zero degrees (0°).

Explanation: The Northern Hemisphere is to the north of the Equator, and the Southern Hemisphere is to the south.

Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5° North latitude and is a major line of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere.

Explanation: Bangladesh and Myanmar are located to the east of India. Bangladesh is situated on India’s eastern border, and Myanmar is also located in India’s northeast direction.

Explanation: Tripura is situated between the river valleys of Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides and is connected to Assam and Mizoram only in the northeast.

Explanation: In 1989, the official English name of the country was changed from the Union of Burma to the Union of Myanmar.

Explanation: Until 1972, its name was Ceylon, which was changed to Lanka in 1972, and in 1978, the honorific “Sri” was added before it, making it Sri Lanka.

Explanation: The Indian seacoast touches nine states – Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, and two Union Territories – Daman and Diu and Puducherry.

Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through the state of Odisha.

Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer passes through several states of India, including Jharkhand.

Explanation: Indira Point, located in the southern part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is the closest point to the Equator.

Explanation: New Moore Island is a submerged island located in the Bay of Bengal. This island is situated to the south of Bangladesh and to the east of West Bengal.

Explanation: The Palk Strait is a strait located between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. This strait connects the Palk Bay in the northeast with the Gulf of Mannar in the southwest.

Explanation: The McMahon Line marks the boundary between the Chinese-occupied and Indian-occupied regions of the eastern Himalayan region. This border line was the center and cause of the Sino-Indian War.

Explanation: India does not share a land international border with Sri Lanka.

Explanation: Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom on the eastern edge of the Himalayas, is known for its monasteries, fortresses (or dzongs), and dramatic landscapes.

Explanation: Situated in rugged mountains, this place is always covered with snow, which is why it is also known as White Water.

Explanation: The area of India is 3,287,263 sq km, stretching from the snow-capped Himalayas in the north to the equatorial rainforests in the south.

Explanation: It is located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere, between latitudes 8° 4′ and 37° 6′ north of the Equator, and longitudes 68° 7′ and 97° 25′ east.

Explanation: The North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA), originally known as the North-East Frontier Tracts (NEFT), was one of the political divisions1 in British India, and later the Republic of India until 20 January 1972, when it became2 a Union Territory. It comprised present-day Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam. Its administrative headquarters was Shillong (until 1974, when it was transferred to Itanagar). It attained statehood on 20 February 1987.

Explanation: Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in South Andaman Island.

Explanation: The McMahon Line defines the border between India and China, and this line is drawn on the northern border of Arunachal Pradesh.

Explanation: Ladakh is the only cold desert in India, located in the Himalayas. It is not affected by monsoons as it lies in the rain shadow region of the Himalayas.

Explanation: There is a chain of shoals in the shallows between the islands of Mannar, near northwestern Sri Lanka, and Rameswaram on the southeastern coast of India.