Question

Consider the following statements.
(i) Nepal shares its international boundary with India, China, and Bangladesh.
(ii) Nepal shares a boundary with 5 Indian states.
(iii) Uttar Pradesh shares the longest land boundary with Nepal among the Indian states.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
A.(i) & (ii)
B.(ii) & (iii)
C.(i) only
D.(i) & (iii)

Answer 1

Hint: India is the seventh largest country in the world, it is a country of diverse landforms that is surrounded by the Arabian oceans, the Indian oceans, Himalayas and Bay of Bengal. India is also the country with a variety of climatic conditions, wildlife, culture, vegetation and the language. After China, India is the second largest populated country. According to the 2011 year census the country has a population of more than one hundred crore.

Complete answer:
Nepal is a hilly country in south south-Asia that is surrounded entirely by land, it shares its boundary with India in south, east and west, and also with China in north not with Bangladesh. The Indian states like, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and west Bengal share its boundary with Nepal and Bihar shares the longest land boundary with Nepal not Uttar Pradesh.
India is a country in south Asia, it shares its land borders with different countries like with Pakistan in the west, with china Bhutan, and Nepal to the north and also with Myanmar and Bangladesh in the east. India shares its border with Nepal and is an open international border. This border was actually formed between Nepal and British Raj after the sugauli treaty of 1816. After the independence of India from the British rule on 1 August, 1947 it came into its current shape. Three years later in 1950, India signed a treaty of friendship with Nepal known by the name of Indo-Nepal treaty of peace and friendship. According to this treaty both the countries accepted to respect the national honor of one another.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note:The India and Nepal border is a rare border in the world because people are allowed to cross it from any end. They have a lasting international and trade relations. On 20 May, 2020, Indian Ministry of external affairs (MEA) said ‘’ The Nepal government included some parts of Indian Territory in a revised official map of Nepal and this kind of act will not be accepted by India and said that this issue should be solved through dialogue.’’