Question

West Bengal shares boundaries with how many countries?
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Three
(D) Four

Answer 1

Hint
1. West Bengal is a state along the Bay of Bengal in India's eastern zone. The state capital is Kolkata (Calcutta), one of India's largest towns. It makes up the ethno-linguistic area of Bengal, along with the neighbouring nation of Bangladesh.

Complete Solution Step by Step
1. West Bengal and three international countries share borders. With Bangladesh in the east, Bhutan and Nepal in the north, the state has international boundaries.
2. In eastern India, West Bengal is the fourth-most populous state in the country, with over 91 million inhabitants. Bordered by the countries of Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, and the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam, it is spread over 34,267 sq mi (88,750 km2).
3. Three neighbouring countries share the border with the Indian states of Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir.
4. Sikkim shares borders with East Bhutan, North and North East China and West Nepal.
Arunachal Pradesh shares the north and north-east boundary with China, east with Myanmar and west with Bhutan.
5. West Bengal shares the eastern boundary with Bangladesh, northern Nepal and north-eastern Bhutan.
6. Jammu and Kashmir (if India's claim to Gilgit-Baltistan is taken into account) share borders in the north and east with China, in the north with Afghanistan and in the west with Pakistan.
7. The International Border shares a total of 17 Indian states
8. Rajasthan, Gujrat, Punjab, Himachal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura share boundaries with only one Country.
9. Uttarakhand, Assam and Mizoram share Boundary with two countries.

Option C. Three is the correct answer.

Note
Indian State with highest international borders, countries with international borders shared by Sikkim: Bhutan to the east, China to the north and Nepal to the west.