Which one of the following Indian states does NOT share international border with two or more countries?
- (a)Arunachal Pradesh
- (b)Assam
- (c)Mizoram
- (d)Tripura
Correct — D, Tripura. Tripura is almost encircled by Bangladesh and shares an international border with that one country only. The other three touch two or more neighbours — Arunachal Pradesh borders China, Bhutan and Myanmar; Assam borders Bhutan and Bangladesh; and Mizoram borders Bangladesh and Myanmar. So Tripura is the state that does NOT share a border with two or more countries.
- (a)Arunachal Pradesh — Arunachal Pradesh shares international borders with three countries — China (along the McMahon Line), Bhutan and Myanmar — so it fails the 'not two or more' test.
- (b)Assam — Assam borders two countries — Bhutan to the north and Bangladesh to the south-west.
- (c)Mizoram — Mizoram borders two countries — Bangladesh to the west and Myanmar to the east.
Seven of India's north-eastern states meet international boundaries. Knowing which state touches which neighbour (China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal) is a staple of Indian political geography. Tripura is unusual because it juts into Bangladesh and borders no other country.
The question is negatively framed ('does NOT share with two or more'). Count each state's foreign neighbours — only Tripura has exactly one (Bangladesh), so it is the answer.
- Tripura shares its international border with Bangladesh only (about 856 km, on three sides).
- Arunachal Pradesh borders China, Bhutan and Myanmar.
- Assam borders Bhutan and Bangladesh; Mizoram borders Bangladesh and Myanmar.
- India's north-east touches five neighbours overall — China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh and (via Sikkim/West Bengal) Nepal.
Only Tripura borders a single country (Bangladesh), so it is the odd one out — option (d).
- Misreading the negative framing ('does NOT') and picking a multi-border state.
- Forgetting that Arunachal borders three countries, not just China.
Border questions ask 'which state shares a boundary with country X' or 'how many countries does state Y touch' — keep a mental map of the seven sisters.
Consider the following statements: 1. Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh. 2. West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal. 3. Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a) 1, 2 and 3
- (b) 1 and 2, only
- (c) 2 and 3, only
- (d) 1 and 3, only
Answer(a) 1, 2 and 3
Same concept — which Indian states share which international borders. The UPSC statements confirm the neighbour-counts (Assam = 2, Mizoram = 2) used here to isolate Tripura as the single-neighbour state.
State of Assam shares borders with how many other countries and Indian states respectively?
- (a) 2 countries and 6 Indian states respectively
- (b) 2 countries and 7 Indian states respectively
- (c) 3 countries and 7 Indian states respectively
- (d) 3 countries and 6 Indian states respectively
Answer(b) 2 countries and 7 Indian states respectively
Same concept — counting the international neighbours of a north-eastern state. That NDA item counts Assam's borders (2 countries); this one asks which state borders fewer than two countries (Tripura).
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which of the following Indian states shares an international border with Myanmar?
- (a)Tripura
- (b)Mizoram
- (c)West Bengal
- (d)Sikkim
Answer(b) Mizoram — it borders Myanmar to the east (and Bangladesh to the west).
- practice — not a real PYQ
Arunachal Pradesh shares its international boundary with how many countries?
- (a)One
- (b)Two
- (c)Three
- (d)Four
Answer(c) Three — China, Bhutan and Myanmar.