Which of the following with reference to Indian States is/are not correct?

1. Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with the highest number of other Indian States.
2. Rajasthan shares the longest international border among all Indian States.
3. Sikkim is the only State that shares its boundary with just one other Indian State.

Select the answer using the code given below:

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2
3. 2 and 3
4. 3 only

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct

• Uttar Pradesh shares boundaries with 8 Indian States: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. It also touches Delhi, which is a Union Territory/NCT, and has an international boundary with Nepal.

Statement 2 is incorrect

• Rajasthan has a long international boundary with Pakistan (~1070 kms), but it is not the longest international border among Indian States. The India-Bangladesh border is 4,096.70 km long and runs along West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. West Bengal alone has 2216.7 km, which is longer than Rajasthan’s international boundary with Pakistan

Statement 3 is incorrect

• Sikkim shares a boundary with only one Indian State, West Bengal, while it borders Tibet/China, Bhutan and Nepal internationally. Sikkim is not the only such State. Meghalaya also shares its boundary with only one Indian State, Assam, while it borders Bangladesh on the south and west.

Answer: (c) 2 and 3; Difficulty Level: Easy