Which one of the following districts of Madhya Pradesh touches the State boundaries of Gujarat and Rajasthan?

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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.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Alirajpur (carved out of Jhabua in 2008) lies further south-west; it borders Gujarat and Maharashtra, but not Rajasthan.  (c) Ratlam borders Rajasthan but sits east of Jhabua; it does not itself touch the Gujarat boundary.  (d) Mandsaur, in north-west MP, touches Rajasthan only (Chittorgarh/Pratapgarh side); it is nowhere near the Gujarat boundary.

Concept: 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).

State PCS 2018 Q58 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2018 Q58 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer