West Bengal shares borders with how many countries?
(A) 1
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
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.
Which of the following city is situated in the Far East?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Jabalpur
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Chennai
Which of the following states is called the 'Tiger-State' of India?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Assam
Which of the following state does not share a border with Myanmar?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Manipur
(C) Nagaland
(D) Meghalaya
In which state is the Jawahar Tunnel, India's largest tunnel, located?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) West Bengal
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
Which of the following foreign countries is closest to the Andaman Islands?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Myanmar
(C) Indonesia
(D) Pakistan
Myanmar is the nearest mainland to the island. The Andaman Islands are archipelagos in the northeastern Indian Ocean about 130 km (81 m) southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region.
The 'Radcliffe Line' is the boundary line between which of the following countries?
(A) India and Bangladesh
(B) India and Bhutan
(C) India and China
(D) India and Pakistan
Radcliffe Line is the boundary line between India and Pakistan. Radcliffe Line divided British India into two independent countries India and Pakistan in 1947. Radcliffe Line was named after its architect Sir Cyril Radcliffe. Three Indian states and two union territory share a boundary with Pakistan.
Jawahar tunnel is in which state?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Uttaranchal
(D) Goa
Jawahar Tunnel, also called Banihal Tunnel is a road tunnel at elevation of 2,194 m (7,198 ft) in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India below the Banihal Pass in the Pir Panjal mountain range in lower Himalayas.
Which of the following is the territory which does not share its boundary with Mizoram?
(A) Nagaland
(B) Myanmar
(C) Assam
(D) Tripura
The correct option is Nagaland; it does not share a boundary with Mizoram but it does share its boundary with Assam and Myanmar.
After whom is the name 'Mount Everest' named?
(A) In the name of the King of England
(B) Named after the first climber to reach the summit
(C) In the name of a Surveyor General of India
(D) In the name of the Viceroy of India
Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range. It is located between Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China. At 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), it is considered the tallest point on Earth. In the nineteenth century, the mountain was named after George Everest, a former Surveyor General of India.
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