Question

Which Indian state shares the longest international border?

a.Jammu and Kashmir
b.Mizoram
c.West Bengal
d.Rajasthan

Answer 1

Hint: India shares it's the border with a total of 9 countries; land borders with seven countries including Bhutan, Bangladesh, China, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan and maritime borders with Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia. After Russia and China, India has the 3rd largest international border in the world. It is also regarded as the most sensitive border of the world due to extreme climatic conditions and invasions.

Complete Step by Step answer: India has 15,200 km of total land. In terms of kilometres, Bhutan shares the smallest border whereas Bangladesh shares the longest border. On January 2004, the Department of Border Management was created in the Ministry of Home Affairs which looked after;
 Management of international land and marine borders.
Reinforcing border policies
Creation of infrastructure like roads, floodlighting on the borders
Administration of the Border area
Looking at the options given:
Option a: Jammu and Kashmir shares border with Afghanistan which is about 106km. This is an incorrect answer.
Option b: Mizoram shares 2 International borders, that is, Myanmar and Bangladesh. This is an incorrect answer.
Option c: West Bengal shares a border with Bangladesh which is about 4096 km long. It is the 5th longest border in the world. This is the correct answer.
Option d: Rajasthan along with Gujarat, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir shares its border with Pakistan. This is an incorrect answer.

Option 'c' is correct.

Note: Don't get confused with Mizoram which shares its border with both Bangladesh and Myanmar. Myanmar also shares its border with Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur. Bangladesh also shares its border with Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya and West Bengal.