Test: Indian Geography- 1 - Class 5 MCQ

The Maldives islands are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep islands of India.
The Maldives is a chain of 1192 islands located south-west of Sri Lanka and India in the Indian Ocean. The islands are so tiny that many world maps do not show the Maldives. It is an independent country of about 357566 in population.

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.

Area wise India's position in the world is 7th. It is 32,87,263 sq.km. India extends between latitudes 8^o 4'N and 37^o6'N. It is a country of the east with its  landmass lying between longitudes 68^o7'E and 97^o25'E. 

Tripura is a state in North East India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers 10,491 km2 (4,051 sq mi) and is bordered by Bangladesh to the north, south,and west, and the Indian states of Assam and Mizoram to the east. It does not have common boundary with Myanmar. 

India's northwestern neighbours are Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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.

One of the southern neighbours of India is Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea

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

Durand Line is the border that separates Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was established in the year 1893 after a memorandum of understanding between Mortimer Durand of British India and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan of Afghanistan.

Indian subcontinent is the southern region of Asia consisting of areas starting from Himalayas towards Indian Ocean.
It usually includes lands of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.
From the given options china is the country that is not included in Indian sub-continent, these are also called as south Asian countries.

India is a large nation which shares border with many nations which include Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, China. Among the given options, Sri Lanka does not share land border with India as it is separated by the Indian Ocean.