Q190
Geography (incl. West Bengal)West Bengal Geography
Which of the following Indian states does not share the boundary with West Bengal?
- a.Sikkim
- b.Jharkhand
- c.Chhattisgarh
- d.Assam
Answer: (C) Chhattisgarh
West Bengal shares its boundary with five states, Sikkim, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, and three countries, Bangladesh (the longest border), Nepal and Bhutan. Chhattisgarh lies further west, separated from West Bengal by Jharkhand and Odisha. District pointers: Darjeeling and Kalimpong touch Sikkim; Alipurduar and Cooch Behar touch Assam; Purulia, Jhargram, Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum, Murshidabad and Malda touch Jharkhand. Darjeeling district meets Nepal, and Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar meet Bhutan. West Bengal is the only Indian state that stretches from the Himalaya to the sea.