Consider the following statements:1. Goa and Sikkim are the only two s...
- Statement 1 is not correct: Sikkim and Meghalaya are the only two states in India which are bordered by just one Indian state each. Meghalaya is surrounded by Assam to its north and Bangladesh to its south. The fact remains that a major part of the border of the state is situated on the north and eastern part of Assam. The south and west part are with Bangladesh. Sikkim is bordered by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north and northeast, by Bhutan to the southeast, by the Indian state of West Bengal to the south, and by Nepal to the west. Thus Sikkim is bordered by just one Indian state which is West Bengal while Meghalaya is bordered only by Assam. Goa, on the other hand, is bordered by both Maharashtra and Karnataka.
- Statement 2 is correct: 82° 30' East is the Indian Standard Meridian, it passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh and touches five states of India. The states it passes through are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, and Andhra Pradesh. Tropic of Cancer passes through Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. Thus Chhatisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are the only two states through which both the lines pass.
- Statement 3 is correct: Jammu and Kashmir is not a state anymore. West Bengal also shares its borders with three countries because of its narrow northward extension. Those countries are-Bangladesh to the East and Nepal and Bhutan in the North. Punjab Rajasthan and Gujarat share borders only with Pakistan. Assam shares international borders with Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Bhutan. Arunachal Pradesh shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east, and a disputed border with China in the north at the McMahon Line.
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Consider the following statements:1. Goa and Sikkim are the only two s...
Explanation:
The given statements can be analyzed individually to determine their correctness.
Statement 1:
Goa and Sikkim are the only two states in India bordered by just one Indian state.
This statement is correct. Goa is bordered by Maharashtra and Sikkim is bordered by West Bengal. These are the only states in India that share a border with just one Indian state.
Statement 2:
There are only two Indian states through which both the Tropic of Cancer and the Standard Meridian of India pass.
This statement is incorrect. The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight Indian states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram. The Standard Meridian of India, which is located at 82.5° E longitude, passes through five Indian states: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh. Therefore, there are more than two Indian states through which both the Tropic of Cancer and the Standard Meridian of India pass.
Statement 3:
There is no Indian state which shares borders with more than three countries.
This statement is correct. India shares borders with seven countries: Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Afghanistan. However, no Indian state shares borders with more than three countries. For example, Jammu and Kashmir shares borders with Pakistan and China, while Arunachal Pradesh shares borders with China, Myanmar, and Bhutan. Therefore, no Indian state shares borders with more than three countries.
Conclusion:
From the analysis above, we can conclude that statement 1 and statement 3 are correct, while statement 2 is incorrect. Therefore, the correct answer is option 'C' - 2 and 3 only.
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