Question

Which of the following states doesn’t have a common boundary with Bangladesh?

1. Meghalaya
2. Mizoram
3. Tripura
4. Andhra Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint: To answer this question, one must have a hang of the current affairs if they’re not well-versed with the factual part. In recent times this state has been a bone of contention between India and China.

Complete answer:
Bangladesh and India share the fifth-longest land border in the world, i.e. a 4,096-kilometre-long international border, with a total of five states including Assam and West Bengal, etc. aligned to the border. In order to find an answer to our question, we’ll go through the options;
1. Meghalaya shares a boundary of 443 kilometers with Bangladesh. It lies to the eastern edge of Bangladesh and is surrounded by Assam at the north and eastern sides. Thus, this is an incorrect choice.

2. Mizoram isn’t the right answer. It shares a total of 318 kilometers as the boundary with Bangladesh and it is surrounded by states like Manipur, Tripura, and Assam on north-eastern, north-western, and northern sides respectively. It also lies to the eastern stretch of Bangladesh.

3. This is an incorrect choice. Tripura shares a boundary of 856 kilometers, which is the second largest after West Bengal, with Bangladesh and is surrounded by other states like Assam and Mizoram on the north-eastern ends.

4. Arunachal Pradesh is the right answer as it is the state which doesn’t share its boundary with Bangladesh. It lies to the north-most point in the north-eastern belt of India and is the bone of contention between China and India.

Therefore the answer is 4. Andhra Pradesh

Additional Information: A total of five states share boundaries with Bangladesh and out of them, West Bengal shares the maximum boundary of 2216.70 kilometers, followed by Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Assam. Also, the latter four states form a part of the seven sister group in the north-east- Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya.

Note:
 Arunachal Pradesh is one among the three states that doesn’t share a boundary with Bangladesh in the north-eastern region of India; the other two are Nagaland and Manipur. In recent times, China has been making claims to Arunachal Pradesh as being its own territory and frequent disturbances are reported at that border area.