Question

Which country is not a part of the Indian subcontinent?
A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. Pakistan
D. China

Answer 1

Hint: The southern region of Asia consisting of areas starting from the Himalayas to Indian Ocean is named as Indian subcontinent.

Complete answer:
There are seven countries in the Indian subcontinent and they are-:
India, 2. Pakistan, 3. Nepal, 4. Bhutan, 5. Bangladesh, 6. Sri Lanka and 7. Maldives.
China is not a part of the Indian subcontinent but a neighboring country. A Physiographic region in southern Asia, situated on the Indian Plate and projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas is known as the Indian subcontinent. Subdivision of a continent which has a distinct geographical, political, or cultural identity quote ; and also a large land mass somewhat smaller than a continent is termed as subcontinent as per the Oxford English Dictionary. China, a country in East Asia is also known as the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The world’s 3rd or 4th largest country by area covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometers (3.7 million mi 2 ) is the world’s most populous country, with a population of around 1.4 billion in 2019. From the 1st until the 19th century China was one of the world’s foremost economic powers for most of the two millennia and in the fertile basin of the yellow river in the North China Plain, China emerged as one of the world's first civilizations.

Note:In the world by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) China is the largest economy since 2014 and the 2nd largest by nominal GDP since 2010 and the world’s largest manufacturing economy.