Question

INDIA’S NEIGHBOURS

India occupies an important strategic position in South Asia. India has 28 states and 7 Union

Territories. India shares its land boundaries with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the northwest,

China (Tibet), Nepal and Bhutan in the north and Myanmar and Bangladesh in the east. Our

southern neighbours across the sea consist of the two island countries, namely Sri Lanka and the

Maldives. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait

and the Gulf of Mannar while the Maldives Islands are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep

Islands. India has had strong geographical and historical links with its neighbours.

i)

Area-wise which is the smallest and which is the largest state?

ii)

Name the states which do not have an international border or lie on the coast.

iii)

If you intend to visit the island Kavaratti during summer vacations, which Union

Territory of India will you be visiting?​

Answer 1

i)  Area-wise which is the smallest and which is the largest state?

Ans : The smallest state is Goa and the largest state of India is Rajasthan.

ii)Name the states which do not have an international border or lie on the coast.

Ans : The states which do not have an international border or lie on the coast are as follows -Haryana, (b) Jharkhand, (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Chhattisgarh and (e) Telangana .

iii)  If you intend to visit the island Kavaratti during summer vacations, which Union  Territory of India will you be visiting?​

Ans : If I intend to visit the island Kavaratti during summer vacations, then I would be visiting Lakshadweep Islands .