Which State of India touches maximum State boundaries?

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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.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) MP is a large central state, but it borders only five states (Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Gujarat) — fewer than UP.  (b) Karnataka borders about six states/UT (Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) — still fewer than Uttar Pradesh.  (c) Andhra Pradesh borders about five states (Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka) — fewer than UP.

Concept: 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.

State PCS 2018 Q30 — Geography PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2018 Q30 — Geography PYQ with Answer