India History Quiz-12 {Borders}Mani YadavMarch 7, 2025India History Welcome to your India History Quiz-12 {Borders} Which ancient Indian text describes the geographical extent of India, including its borders? Ramayana Mahabharata Arthashastra Rigveda None The Indus River was considered the western boundary of ancient India by which civilization? Gupta Empire Indus Valley Civilization Maurya Empire Chola Dynasty None The Khyber Pass, an important trade and invasion route, connects India to which modern country? China Iran Nepal Afghanistan None Which Mauryan ruler expanded Indian borders to the farthest extent, reaching present-day Afghanistan and Iran? Ashoka Harsha Chandragupta Maurya Bindusara None The Silk Route, passing through India's borders, was an important trade route between India and? Europe China Africa Arabia None Which mountain range acted as a natural border between northern India and China in ancient times? Vindhyas Aravallis Himalayas Western Ghats None The Kushans, who ruled parts of India, originally came from which region? Myanmar Sri Lanka Bangladesh Bhutan None The Khilji Dynasty fought against which Mongol leader to protect India’s northwestern borders? Kublai Khan Timur Genghis Khan Babur None Who was the first Mughal ruler to cross the Indus and establish a stable empire in India? Humayun Akbar Babur Aurangzeb None The Treaty of Sugauli (1815) fixed India's border with which country? Bhutan Myanmar Nepal China None In 1837, which pass became an important route for British India’s trade and military movement? Nathula Pass Bolan Pass Rohtang Pass Chang La Pass None The Durand Line (1893) was drawn to separate British India from which country? Afghanistan Tibet Iran Bhutan None The McMahon Line (1914) is the border between India and which country? Pakistan Nepal China Sri Lanka None The Radcliffe Line (1947) divided which two countries? India and Sri Lanka India and Bangladesh India and Pakistan India and China None Who was responsible for drawing the Radcliffe Line? Lord Mountbatten Cyril Radcliffe Sardar Patel Jawaharlal Nehru None The Karachi Agreement (1949) established the ceasefire line between India and Pakistan in which region? Rajasthan Punjab Jammu & Kashmir Ladakh None Which pass connects India to Tibet and was historically used for trade? Shipki La Pass Zoji La Pass Nathula Pass Baralacha Pass None Which state shares the longest border with Bangladesh? Assam Tripura West Bengal Meghalaya None The Indo-Sino War (1962) was fought over border disputes in which region? Sikkim & Bhutan Punjab & Ladakh Nepal & Tibet Aksai Chin & Arunachal Pradesh None The Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48 resulted in the creation of which border in Jammu & Kashmir? Line of Actual Control (LAC) Line of Control (LoC Radcliffe Line Durand Line None The Sino-Indian War (1962) was mainly fought over which border issue? Radcliffe Line McMahon Line Durand Line Palk Strait None The Kargil War (1999) was fought in which region of India? Sikkim Arunachal Pradesh Punjab Jammu & Kashmir None The Simla Agreement (1972) between India and Pakistan established which border? Radcliffe Line McMahon Line Line of Control (LoC) Durand Line None India settled its border dispute with which country through the Land Boundary Agreement (2015)? Nepal China Bangladesh Sri Lanka None Which country does Sikkim share its border with? China, Bhutan, Nepal Myanmar, Bhutan, Bangladesh Pakistan, China, Afghanistan Sri Lanka, Nepal, China None The Wagah Border ceremony takes place between India and which country? China Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal None The Ladakh region shares a border with which three countries? China, Pakistan, Afghanistan Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh Iran, Nepal, China Sri Lanka, China, Bhutan None The Karakoram Pass connects India to which country? Pakistan Afghanistan China Bangladesh None The Palk Strait separates India from which country? Maldives Myanmar Sri Lanka Bangladesh None Who was the first Dogra ruler of Jammu & Kashmir? Gulab Singh Ranbir Singh Hari Singh Pratap Singh None 1 out of 30 Time's upTime is Up! Post Views: 69
