26. Which of the following with reference to Indian States is/are not correct?

26. Which of the following with reference to Indian States is/are not correct?

1. Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with the highest number of other Indian States.

2. Rajasthan shares the longest international border among all Indian States.

3. Sikkim is the only State that shares its boundary with just one other Indian State.

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only (b) (c) 1 and 2 2 and 3 (d) 3 only

Answer: (c) 2 and 3

Brief explanation

• Statement 1 is correct: Uttar Pradesh shares borders with the highest number of other Indian states (8: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar; plus the UT of Delhi).

• Statement 2 is incorrect: Rajasthan has the longest border with Pakistan (~1,070 km), but West Bengal has the longest overall international border among Indian states (~2,217 km with Bangladesh).

• Statement 3 is incorrect: Sikkim shares a boundary with only one other Indian state (West Bengal), but it is not the only such state—Meghalaya also shares its domestic border exclusively with Assam.

Thus, the statements that are not correct are 2 and 3. These are standard geographic facts appearing in:

• Official/government sources: Survey of India political maps, NCERT Class 9–12 Geography textbooks (India – Physical Environment / Contemporary India), Ministry of Home Affairs/Border Management materials, and occasional PIB notes on border lengths or state boundaries.

• Newspapers: The Hindu, Indian Express, and other English dailies regularly reference these in geography features, border-security stories (e.g., India–Bangladesh or India–Pakistan fencing), Northeast connectivity pieces, or exam-oriented explainers.