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The correct answer is ​Sri Lanka.

• The 10th Century Arab historian Al-Biruni or Abu Rihaan Muhammad called the Island “Singaldip”-also derived from Sinhala and dipa.
• Sri Lanka was formerly known as Ceylon.
• Sri Lanka has been called “the pearl of the Indian ocean” because of its shape and location.
• It is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
• Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital
• Colombo is its largest city and centre of commerce.

The correct answer is Uttarakhand.

Key Points

• Nanda Devi Mountain is the second highest peak in India and the 23^rd highest in the world.
• Kanchenjunga is the third highest in the world and the highest peak in the country.
• Mount K2 located in Jammu and Kashmir and also known as Godwin-Austen.
• Mount K2 also known as Godwin-Austen is taller than Kangchenjunga but it is located in Pak occupied Kashmir (POK). 
• Nanda Devi peak is located in the Himalayan range of the Indian state of Uttaranchal state.
• Nanda Devi National Park is an area around the Nanda Devi mountain in the state of Uttarakhand, India, also known as the Nanda Devi National Sanctuary.

Additional Information

• The highest mountain peak of Himachal Pradesh is "Shila" located in Kinnaur district at an altitude of 7025 meters. 
• The mountainous part of the Indus and Sutlej rivers is called the Punjab Himalaya.
• The highest peak of Haryana is "Karoh", this peak is near Morni Hills in Panchkula, its height is 4,813 feet.

The correct answer is Rajghat Dam.

Key Points

• Betwa River is a tributary River of the Yamuna.
• The Rajghat dam on the Betwa River.
  • It is an inter-state project of the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. 
  • It is a multi-purpose, multi-state venture to bring irrigation, food, and water security to the region.

Additional Information 

The correct answer is option 2, i.e., Tasman Sea.

• Tasman Sea separates Australia from New Zealand.
• The Tasman Sea is a section of the Southwestern Pacific Ocean and it is 2800 km long and 2000 km wide.
• Between the southeast coast of Australia and Tasmania to the west and New Zealand to the east.
• The sea was first navigated by Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, hence the name the Tasman Sea.

The correct answer is Bay of Bengal.

Important Points

• Palk Strait is a water body that separates India and Sri Lanka.
• Palk strait is a water body between the Jaffna district of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Nadu state of India.
• The Palk strait connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with Palk Bay in the southwest.
• The Palk strait is named after the Governor of Madras Robert Palk, during the Company Raj period.
• Vaigai River of Tamil Nadu flows into the Palk Strait.

Additional Information

• The Radcliffe Line is the boundary line between India and Pakistan.
• The McMahon Line is the boundary line between northeastern India and China.

The correct answer is ​France and Germany.

Key Points

• Maginot Line is a Defensive line in France.
• It was constructed in 1930.
• The Maginot Line was an extremely well-developed chain of fortifications for defence against the German attack during the first world war.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Majuli island.

Important Points

• The Guinness Book of World Records has named Majuli as the world's largest river island.
• The beautiful river island is located on the River Brahmaputra in Assam.
• It is formed by the Brahmaputra River in the South, and Kherkutia Xuti, an anabranch of Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River in the north.
• The island is populated by the Mising, Deori, and Sonowal Kachri tribes. 
• The people of the island speak the languages of Mising, Assamese, and Deori.
• It is home to about 1,60,000 individuals and is a hub of neo-Vaishnavite Assamese culture. 
• It covers about 880 sq km of land and is one of Assam's popular tourist destinations.
• Majuli suffers from heavy erosion due to the regular flooding of the Brahmaputra river.
• It is estimated that it has lost approximately one-third of its territory in the last 30-40 years due to erosion.  
• It was recently declared a district and was previously a subdivision under the district of Jorhat. 
• It has also been included in the tentative list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.

Majuli island

The correct answer is Gibraltar.

Key Points

• Strait of Gibraltar
  • The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain on the European continent from Morocco on the African continent.

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• Hence option 3 is correct.

Additional Information

• Sunda Strait
  • Sunda Strait, Indonesian Selat Sunda, is a channel, 16–70 miles (26–110 km) wide, between the islands of Java (east) and Sumatra.
  • The Sunda Strait is an important passage connecting the Indian Ocean with eastern Asia.

• Taiwan Strait
  • The Taiwan Strait, also known as the Formosa Strait, is a 180-kilometre-wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia.
  • The strait is currently part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north.
  • The narrowest part is 130 km wide.

• Tsushima Strait
  • Tsushima Strait or Eastern Channel is a channel of the Korea Strait, which lies between Korea and Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, and the East China Sea.

The correct answer is 9.

Important Points

• India has a coastline of 11098.81 km.
• ​In India, Nine States have a coastline.
• The states are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal.
• Four Union Territories also have a coastline.
  • Daman & Diu.
  • Puducherry.
  • Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Bay of Bengal)
  • Lakshadweep Islands (Arabian Sea)​ 
• Gujarat has the longest coastline in India and this coastline is surrounded by the Arabian Sea.
• Sagarmala project of GOI is a strategic and customer-oriented initiative to modernize India’s Ports and coastlines to contribute to India’s growth.

The correct answer is USA and Canada.

• 49th parallel is a boundary between the USA and Canada.

Key Points

• 49th parallel:
  • The 49th parallel lies in the Northern Hemisphere.
  • It is a circle of latitude that is 49° north of Earth's equator.
  • It was demarcated after the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 and the Oregon Treaty of 1846.
  • The line also forms the international border between the northern USA and Canada.

Additional Information

• Some of the International boundaries are:

The correct answer is Bulgaria.

Key Points

• China does not share its border with Bulgaria.
• China:
  • China, officially known as the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia.
  • It covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres.
  • China shares its borders with 14 Sovereign Countries.
  • They are Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Russia, Tajikistan, and Vietnam. 

The correct answer is Nepal.

Key Points

• Nepal shares borders with 5 states viz; Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim.​
  • India shares a borderline with Nepal of about 1752 Km.
• China shares its borders with four Indian states.
  • ​They are Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Ladakh is now a separate union territory and not a part of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • India shares 3488 Km of the border with China.
• India shares its borders with three Indian states with Pakistan.
  • India shares a borderline with Pakistan of about 3310 Km.
  • They are Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan.
  • And Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh also share a border but it is a UT.
• India shares its borders with four Indian states with Bhutan.
  • They are Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, and Assam.
• Myanmar shares its borders with four Indian states.
  • They are Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.

Confusion Points

• China and Pakistan share boundaries with a total of 5 (State + UT).
• Here in the question, the union territories are not being considered.
  • China: Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh. (States)
    • ​Ladakh ​(Union Territory)
  • ​Pakistan: Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan. (State)
    • ​ Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh ​(Union Territory)

• Bangladesh is bordered by the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
  • India has the longest international boundary with Bangladesh as it shares a borderline of about 4096.7 Km.

The correct answer is Mizoram.

Key Points

• The Blue Mountain Peak is located in Mizoram.
• Blue Mountain is also known as Phawngpui.
• It is the highest mountain peak in the Mizo Hills.
• Blue Mountain has an elevation of 2157 m.

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The correct answer is Dhupgarh.

• Dhupgarh is the highest peak of the Satpura range.

Key Points

• Satpura Range is a part of the Deccan plateau.
• It is a series of seven mountains. Hence, called Satpura.
• It runs in an east-west direction south of the Vindhyas and in between the Narmada and the Tapi, roughly parallel to these rivers.
  It stretches for a distance of about 900 km.
• Dhupgarh which is 1,350 m high is located near Pachmarhi on Mahadev Hills.

Additional Information

• Kalsubai is the highest peak in Maharashtra.  
  • It is located in the Western Ghats.
• Doddabetta is the highest peak of the Nilgiri Hills.
• Anamudi is the highest peak of the Western Ghats.

The correct answer is Gulf of Oman.

Key Points

• Chabahar Port is one of the important Port of Iran.
• Chabahar Port is located on the Gulf of Oman and is the only oceanic port in the country.
• Importance of Chabahar port for India:-
  • With this, India can bypass Pakistan in transporting goods to Afghanistan.
  • It will also boost India’s access to Iran, the key gateway to the International North-South Transport Corridor that has sea, rail, and road routes between India, Russia, Iran, Europe, and Central Asia.
  • It also helps India counter the Chinese presence in the Arabian Sea which China is trying to ensure by helping Pakistan develop the Gwadar port.
  • Gwadar port is less than 400 km from Chabahar by road and 100 km by sea.
  • From a diplomatic perspective, Chabahar port could be used as a point from where humanitarian operations could be coordinated.