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Prelims 2026 · Q26 · Countries, regions & borders · provisional key (final not out yet)

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

  1. 1.Uttar Pradesh shares its boundary with the highest number of other Indian States.
  2. 2.Rajasthan shares the longest international border among all Indian States.
  3. 3.Sikkim is the only State that shares its boundary with just one other Indian State.

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Answer: C. Statement 1 is correct: Uttar Pradesh borders eight states, the most of any state. Statement 2 is not correct: West Bengal has the longest international border (mostly with Bangladesh), not Rajasthan. Statement 3 is not correct: Meghalaya also borders only one state (Assam), so Sikkim is not the only one. So 2 and 3 are not correct.

Watch for: Sikkim does border only West Bengal, so students mark statement 3 true and forget Meghalaya.

Why the other options are wrong
  • A. Wrong because statement 1 is actually correct.
  • B. Wrong because statement 1 is correct, and statement 3 is not correct.
  • D. Wrong because statement 2 is also not correct.

Source to check: Survey of India political map of India; Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Border Management (border lengths by state)

Answer from the provisional UPSC key; it may change when the final key is out. Written and fact-checked by AI against the official key. Spotted a mistake? Report it.