3. India’s Neighbours
1. How many states and union territories India has?
2. Which is the smallest state of India area wise?
3. Which is the largest state of India?
4. Name the southernmost part of India and Indian mainland?
5. With which country do states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers?
6. If you visit Kavaratti Island, which union territory of India you will be going to? Mention its location. [CBSE 2016]
7. Which island countries are our southern neighbours?
8. My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.
9. Name the countries sharing borders with India.
10. Which states of India share their borders with Myanmar, China and Pakistan?
11. Name the states which do not have an international border or do not lie on the coast.
12. Name the Eastern coastal states of India.
13. Name the Western coastal states from South to North?
14. Which neighbouring country is located in the west of India? [CBSE 2016]
15. Who are India’s neighbours in the north-west? [CBSE 2016]
Answers
1. 29 states and 7 union territories
2. Goa
3. Rajasthan
4. Southernmost part of India — Indira Point Southernmost part of Indian mainland — Kanyakumari
5. Nepal
6. Answer
(i) Union Territory – Lakshadweep
(ii) Location – The Arabian Sea.
7. Sri Lanka and Maldives
8. Tajikistan
9. India shares its land boundaries with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the north west, China (Tibet), Nepal and Bhutan in the north, Myanmar and Bangladesh in the east.
10. With Myanmar—Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland. With China—Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. With Pakistan—Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.
11. Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Haryana.
12. Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh.
13. Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
14. Pakistan [CBSE Marking Scheme, 2016]
15. Pakistan and Afghanistan
