2006 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2006 · General Studies

Question 90: Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. 1.Assam shares a border with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
  2. 2.West Bengal shares a border with Bhutan and Nepal.
  3. 3.Mizoram shares a border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

a1, 2 and 3
b1 and 2, only
c2 and 3, only
d1 and 3, only

AnswerThe answer is (a).

Assam borders Bhutan and Bangladesh, along with Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya and West Bengal. West Bengal borders Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh, and also Sikkim. Mizoram borders Bangladesh and Myanmar. So all three statements are correct.

  • 1. Assam borders Bhutan and Bangladesh.
  • 2. West Bengal borders Bhutan and Nepal.
  • 3. Mizoram borders Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Correct: all three border statements are true.
  • (b) Statement 3 is also correct.
  • (c) Statement 1 is also correct.
  • (d) Statement 2 is also correct.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2006, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.