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Our neighbouring countries - class-V

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Baglihar dam has been a matter of dispute between which nations?

  1. Bangladesh and Myanmar

  2. Myanmar and China

  3. India and China

  4. India and Pakistan


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The dispute between the Pakistan and India over the Baglihar dam is an interstate dispute. However, the current dispute is a continuation of the conflict between Pakistan and India over Kashmir and the Indus river basin, it is more complicated than a simple interstate dispute.

SIMBEX is an annual naval exercise between India and _________.

  1. Sri Lanka

  2. France

  3. USA

  4. Singapore


Correct Option: D

In November, 2014, which one of India's neighbouring countries allowed a Chinese submarine to dock at one of its ports?

  1. Bangladesh

  2. Sri Lanka

  3. Maldives

  4. Pakistan


Correct Option: B

Which city is called the 'City of Parks'?

  1. Kiev

  2. Multan

  3. Lahore

  4. Kolkata


Correct Option: A

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the code given.

List I List II
A. Deccan Traps $1$. Late Cenozoic
B. Western Ghats $2$. Pre-Cambrain
C. Aravalli $3$. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Narmada-Tapi alluvial deposite $4$. Cambrian
$5$. Pleistocene
  1. A-$3$, B-$5$, C-$1$, D-$4$

  2. A-$3$, B-$1$, C-$2$, D-$5$

  3. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$3$, D-$4$

  4. A-$1$, B-$4$, C-$2$, D-$5$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Deccan Traps were formed during late cretaceous Eocene period.
The Western Ghats were formed during late Cenozoic age.
The Aravallies were formed in Pre-Cambrian period.
The Narmada-Tapti Alluvial deposits were formed during the Pleistocene age.

Pakistan's net primary enrolment is significantly below than its neighbours specially.

  1. Bangladesh

  2. India

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. None of these


Correct Option: D

The largest Muslim country in terms of area ___________.

  1. Pakistan

  2. Turkmenistan

  3. Kazakhstan

  4. Afghanistan


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is the appropriate reason for considering the Gondwana rocks are most important rock systems of India?

  1. Most than $90\%$ of limestone reserves of India are found in them

  2. More than $90\%$ of India's coal reserve are found in them

  3. More than $90\%$ of fertile black cotton soils are spread over them

  4. None of the reasons given above is appropriate in this context


Correct Option: B

The two neighbouring island countries of India are.

  1. Seychelles; Australia

  2. Lakshadweep; Sri Lanka

  3. Sri Lanka; Maldives

  4. Maldives; Myanmar


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India is a country in South Asia which lies completely in the northern hemisphere. It shares its land boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Two neighbouring island countries around India are Maldives and Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean.

The two neighbouring countries in the eastern part of India are _________________.

  1. Myanmar and Bangladesh

  2. Afghanistan and Pakistan

  3. Nepal and Bhutan

  4. China and Japan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India shares its boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. 

Which one of the following groups, represents neighbouring countries of India ?

  1. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

  2. Persia, Pakistan, Nepal, Maldives

  3. Burma, Bhutan, Tazikistan, China

  4. Malaysia, Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India shares its boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. 

Which countries have a common border with India to the north-west?
  1. Afghanistan and Pakistan

  2. China and Nepal

  3. Burma

  4. Bangladesh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Afganistan and Pakistan have a common border with India to the north-westChina and Nepal have a common border with India to the north, Burma (Myanmar) to the east and Bangladesh to the east of West Bengal.

_______ is a sub-continent occupying a huge area in the southern part of the Asian continent.

  1. China

  2. India

  3. Pakistan

  4. Afghanistan


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides and land on one side. 

Which neighbouring country is located on the west of India?

  1. Nepal

  2. Bhutan

  3. Pakistan

  4. Sri Lanka


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

India is a country in South Asia which lies completely in the northern hemisphere. It shares its land boundaries with Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar and Bangladesh to the east. Two neighbouring island countries around India are Maldives and Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean.

With which country India has the longest international boundary?

  1. Nepal

  2. Pakistan

  3. China

  4. Bangladesh


Correct Option: D

Which of the following mountain passes forms the 'tri-junction' of India, China and Myanmar?

  1. Nathu La

  2. Jelep La

  3. Bomdi La

  4. Diphu


Correct Option: D

Which among the following states of India have common borders with Pakistan?

  1. Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan

  2. Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat

  3. Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan

  4. Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan


Correct Option: B

Which of the following state shares boundary with Bangladesh?
1. Meghalaya

2. Tripura
3. Nagaland
4. Mizoram
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. 1, 2 and 4

  2. 1 and 2

  3. Only 1

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A

Which Indian state shares the largest border with Myanmar?

  1. Manipur

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Mizoram

  4. Nagaland


Correct Option: D

The land frontier of India is about 15200 km. Which of the following countries shares the largest border length with India? 

  1. Bangladesh

  2. China

  3. Pakistan

  4. Nepal


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following states of India is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides?

  1. Mizoram

  2. Meghalaya

  3. Tripura

  4. West Bengal


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following projects is also known as gift to Nepal?

  1. Gandak project

  2. Kosi project

  3. Hasdeo project

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/participants?
1. Bangladesh            2. Cambodia                  3. China                     

4. Myanmar               5. Thailand
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  1. Only 1

  2. 2, 3 and 4

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 5


Correct Option: C

Consider the following statements about Survey of India (SOI).
1. It was established in 1767.
2. The department is responsible to fix the external boundary of India.
3. It also provides support to neighbouring countries in the field of survey education, transfer of technology and various other surveying technologies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3

  2. 1 and 3

  3. Only 2

  4. Only 3


Correct Option: A

Read the statements about the impact of forest rules on tribal communities in the $19th$ century. Which of the following statements are incorrect?
I. Jhum cultivators could carry out their activities in village forests.
II. Jhum cultivators took to plough cultivation with ease.
III. Tribal people could collect wood and graze cattle in the forests.
IV. Tripal people had access to protected forests for collecting wood for fuel and house building.

  1. I and II

  2. I and III

  3. II and III

  4. III and IV


Correct Option: A

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with

  1. China

  2. Bhutan

  3. Nepal

  4. Myanmar


Correct Option: C

Which among the following neighbouring country of India is the largest producer of Opium in the World?

  1. Pakista

  2. Afghanistan

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. Maldives


Correct Option: B

We can live without our friends but not without our ______________.

  1. family

  2. necessaries

  3. pleasures

  4. neighbours


Correct Option: D

'Project Seabird' is connected with ____________.

  1. Greenfield naval base at West coast of India

  2. Antipirate operation of Somalia

  3. Indian Navy's island development project

  4. Shipyard in Kutchchh district, Gujarat


Correct Option: A

Most of the attacks over India during the ancient times took place through the __________ passes of the northwest.

  1. Bolan and Khyber

  2. Shipki-La and Zilep-La

  3. Kangra and Kulu

  4. Shipki-La and Kulu


Correct Option: A

Line demarcating the boundary between India and China is

  1. Durand Line

  2. McMohan Line

  3. Strafford Line

  4. Radcliffe Line


Correct Option: B

Generally, the dynasties which were able to have control over the fertile Gangetic plain became the __________ of India.

  1. Commanders

  2. Emperors

  3. Spiritual leaders

  4. Religious heads


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 The flat Indo-Gangetic plains are an extremely fertile area. The ancient civilizations of Indus Valley and Vedic period flourished here. Many battles have been fought from time to time to establish control over this area. Usually, the dynasties that established control over this fertile Gangetic plain also established empires in this area. 

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