Which one of the following districts of Madhya Pradesh touches the State boundaries of Gujarat and Rajasthan?
- (a)Jhabua
- (b)Alirajpur
- (c)Ratlam
- (d)Mandsaur
Correct — A, Jhabua. Jhabua lies in the far west of Madhya Pradesh, at the tri-junction where MP meets Gujarat (Dahod district) to the west and Rajasthan (Banswara district) to the north — so it touches both state boundaries at once.
- (b)Alirajpur — Alirajpur (carved out of Jhabua in 2008) lies further south-west; it borders Gujarat and Maharashtra, but not Rajasthan.
- (c)Ratlam — Ratlam borders Rajasthan but sits east of Jhabua; it does not itself touch the Gujarat boundary.
- (d)Mandsaur — Mandsaur, in north-west MP, touches Rajasthan only (Chittorgarh/Pratapgarh side); it is nowhere near the Gujarat boundary.
Madhya Pradesh borders five states — Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, and Maharashtra and Gujarat to the south and west. Only the far-western districts sit where both Gujarat and Rajasthan come close. Jhabua is the district at this MP–Gujarat–Rajasthan tri-point, touching Dahod (Gujarat) and Banswara (Rajasthan).
The distractors are all genuine border districts, which is the trap: Alirajpur touches Gujarat (and Maharashtra), while Ratlam and Mandsaur touch Rajasthan. Only Jhabua touches Gujarat and Rajasthan together.
- Madhya Pradesh shares borders with five states: Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- Jhabua touches Gujarat (Dahod) to the west and Rajasthan (Banswara) to the north.
- Alirajpur (split from Jhabua in 2008) borders Gujarat and Maharashtra, not Rajasthan.
- Ratlam and Mandsaur border Rajasthan but not Gujarat.
Only Jhabua touches both the Gujarat and the Rajasthan boundary.
- Picking Alirajpur — it touches Gujarat and Maharashtra, not Rajasthan
- Assuming any western district touches both states; only Jhabua does
MPPSC asks which MP district borders a given state or tri-junction; UPSC asks which state shares boundaries with which/most neighbours. Anchor: Jhabua = MP–Gujarat–Rajasthan tri-point.
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 border-geography skill — identifying exactly which states physically adjoin a given state.
Out of the Southern States – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu – which shares boundaries with the maximum number of Indian States?
- (a) Andhra Pradesh only
- (b) Karnataka only
- (c) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
- (d) Each of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Answer(c) Each of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Same reasoning — working out which unit shares boundaries with which neighbouring states.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Madhya Pradesh shares its boundary with how many states?
- (a)Four
- (b)Five
- (c)Six
- (d)Seven
Answer(b) Five — Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh shares its border with which two states?
- (a)Gujarat and Rajasthan
- (b)Gujarat and Maharashtra
- (c)Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
- (d)Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
Answer(b) Gujarat and Maharashtra.