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Select the correct answer based on the codes given below:
Anonymous Quiz
10%
(a) 1 and 2 only
32%
(b) 2 and 3 only
20%
(c) 1 and 3 only
38%
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Q. Look at the following statements.
1. India shares land boundaries with seven countries.
2. India's longest border is with Bangladesh while the shortest border is with Afghanistan.
3. India has the third-largest international border in the world after China and Russia.
Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?
Anonymous Quiz
3%
a) 1 only
39%
b) 1 & 2 only
8%
c) 1 & 3 only
50%
d) All of the above
Explanation: India occupies an important strategic position in South Asia. India has 28 states and nine 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.
• India has the third-largest international border in the world after China and Russia, and also the most sensitive border of the World that varies from extreme climatic conditions to infiltration.
• India has 15,106.7 Km of land border and a coastline of 7,516.6 Km including island territories. The length of our land borders with neighbouring countries is as under:
Q. Which of the following borders Afghanistan?
1. Pakistan
2. China
3. Tajikistan
4. Caspian Sea
5. Turkmenistan
6. India
Explanation: Afghanistan is bordered by Pakistan to the east and the south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to the north, and China and India to the northeast.
The bordering countries of the Caspian Sea are TARIK (Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan).

Significance: Taliban forces have swept across Afghanistan, finally capturing the capital city of Kabul. As people are desperately trying to leave Afghanistan, many will likely seek refuge in neighbouring Tajikistan.
Q. Consider the following statements regarding Afghanistan:
1. Afghanistan is connected to open waters through the Persian Gulf.
2. Afghanistan is cut across by the Tropic of Cancer.
3. Afghanistan is a member of both the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) and the TAPI pipeline project.
Which of the above statements is/ are correct?
Anonymous Quiz
6%
(a) 1 and 2 only
18%
(b) 1 and 3 only
62%
(c) 3 only
14%
(d) None of the above
The Correct Answer is: (c) 3 only

Explanation: 1. Afghanistan is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and the south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to the north, and China and India to the northeast.
2. It lies to the north of the Tropic of Cancer.
3. TAPI (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India) is a pipeline project. SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Thus, Afghanistan is a member of both the SAARC and the TAPI pipeline project.
Q. Look at the following statements about Chabahar port:
1. It is located on the Gulf of Oman.
2. It consists of two separate ports named Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti.
3. It can help India to bypass Pakistan in transporting goods to Afghanistan.
4. It will boost India's access to Iran and Central Asia.
Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?
Anonymous Quiz
2%
a) 1 & 2 only
8%
b) 1, 2 & 4 only
25%
c) 1, 3 & 4 only
65%
d) All of the above
Q The Correct Answer is: d) All of the above

Explanation: The Chabahar port is located in south-eastern Iran, on the Gulf of Oman and at the mouth of Strait of Hormuz. And is only 72 km away from the Gwadar port in Pakistan which has been developed by China. The port serves as the only oceanic port of Iran and consists of two separate ports named Shahid Beheshti and Shahid Kalantari. Being close to Afghanistan and the Central Asian countries of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan etc., it has been termed the "Golden Gate" to these land-locked countries.
In 2016, India signed a deal with Iran entailing $8 billion investment in Chabahar port and industries in Chabahar Special Economic Zone. Chabahar port will 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. Chabahar port will be beneficial to India in countering Chinese presence in the Arabian Sea which China is trying to ensure by helping Pakistan develop the Gwadar port. India can bypass Pakistan in transporting goods to Afghanistan.
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