Which State of India touches maximum State boundaries?
- (a)Madhya Pradesh
- (b)Karnataka
- (c)Andhra Pradesh
- (d)Uttar Pradesh
Correct — D, Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh shares its borders with eight Indian states — Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar — plus the National Capital Territory of Delhi and an international border with Nepal. No other option touches as many states, so UP touches the maximum state boundaries.
- (a)Madhya Pradesh — MP is a large central state, but it borders only five states (Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Gujarat) — fewer than UP.
- (b)Karnataka — Karnataka borders about six states/UT (Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) — still fewer than Uttar Pradesh.
- (c)Andhra Pradesh — Andhra Pradesh borders about five states (Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka) — fewer than UP.
Among Indian states, Uttar Pradesh shares boundaries with the most other states — eight — thanks to its long spread across the north Indian plain from the Himalayan foothills to the Vindhyan uplands. It also has an international border with Nepal.
The trap is to pick a large central state (MP) assuming size equals the most neighbours. Size and number of bordering states are not the same: UP, though not the largest, touches the most states.
- Uttar Pradesh borders eight states — the maximum in India.
- Its neighbours: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar (plus Delhi, a UT).
- UP also shares an international border with Nepal.
- UP's Sonbhadra district uniquely touches four states (MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar).
Uttar Pradesh touches the most states — the answer.
- Assuming the largest state by area touches the most states
- Counting Delhi (a UT) or Nepal within the 'states' total
MPPSC and UPSC ask which state borders the most states, which states border a given state, or which district touches four states (Sonbhadra).
Which one of the following states border Uttar Pradesh? 1. Punjab 2. Rajasthan 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Jharkhand Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
- (b) 2, 3 and 4
- (c) 1 and 4
- (d) 1 and 3
Answer(b) 2, 3 and 4 — UP borders Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, but not Punjab.
Same concept — identifying which states border Uttar Pradesh, the state that touches the most neighbours.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which district of India shares its border with four states (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar)?
- (a)Sonbhadra
- (b)Singrauli
- (c)Chandauli
- (d)Mirzapur
Answer(a) Sonbhadra — in Uttar Pradesh.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Madhya Pradesh shares its boundary with how many states?
- (a)4
- (b)5
- (c)6
- (d)7
Answer(b) 5 — Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.