Thursday 4 October 2012

India and States , Some G K Facts



The States having common frontiers with neighbouring countries 
Country States
Pakistan Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat
Afghanistan Jammu & Kashmir
China Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
Nepal Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim
Bhutan Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
Myanmar Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur
, Mizoram
Bangladesh West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram

Some Facts
● Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh are the states of India lying completely in the Himalayas.
● Uttarakhand lies partly in the Himalayas and partly in the northern plains.
● Coastal States of India: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal.
● States having international boundary and coastline: Gujarat, West Bengal.
● States having neither coastline nor international boundary 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Haryana 3. Chhattisgarh, 4. Jharkhand.
● Assam and UP share boundary with 8 other states.
● Assam shares 2 international boundaries and 8 states.
● UP has 8 state boundaries and 1 international boundary.
● Boundary line between India and Pakistan is known as Radcliffe line.
● Boundary between India and China is divided into 3 parts-
▪ J & K sector- Western sector
▪ H.P and Uttarakhand- Middle sector
▪ Arunachal Pradesh –Eastern sector
● Eastern sector- Mc Mahon line- demarcated in 1914- according to Shimla Agreement between British India and Tibet.
● Boundary line between British India and Afghanistan –Durand line.
● Central Asian Republic very close to India- Tajikistan
● Water Body separate India and Sri Lanka – Palk Strait.
● Water body separate Lakshadweep from Maldives- 8 degree Channel.
● Andaman and Nicobar islands are separated by 10 degree Channel.
● Duncan passage is between south Andaman and Little Andaman.
● Water body between Indonesia and Andaman and Nicobar islands-Great Channel.
● Water body between Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Thailand is Andaman sea.
● 2 Provinces of China that borders with India- Tibet and Sikiang.

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