GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -India shares its border with seven countries-Afghanistan and Pakistan to the north-west, China, Bhutan and Nepal to the north, Myanmar to the far East and Bangladesh to the east. Sri Lanka (from south-east) and Maldives (from south-west) are two countries with water borders.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pakistan, historically an Indian rival sandwiched geographically between India and Afghanistan, claims the India’s foreign intelligence agency R&AW is working in cover inside Afghanistan to malign Pakistan and train insurgents to carry out terrorist attacks inside the country, a claim rejected by India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans. The nine neighbouring countries of India are – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-4: -North-Eastern India consists of seven small states that are surrounded by Bhutan, China and Myanmar, and almost cut off from the rest of India by Bangladesh.