Which one of the following States does not form border with Bangladesh?
2013
Which one of the following States does not form border with Bangladesh?
- A.
Manipur
- B.
Meghalaya
- C.
Mizoram
- D.
Tripura
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Correct answer: A
Concept: India shares an international border with Bangladesh across exactly five states — West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram — which together form the roughly 4,096-km India-Bangladesh boundary recognised by the Ministry of Home Affairs' Border Management Division.
Application: Among the four states listed in the options, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura are three of those five border states. Manipur is not among them — its only international boundary is with Myanmar, while its domestic boundaries lie with Nagaland, Mizoram, and Assam.
Meghalaya's southern and western edge, running along the Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia Hills, forms part of the India-Bangladesh boundary (its northern and eastern side instead borders Assam).
Mizoram's south-western edge along the Chittagong Hill Tracts forms part of the India-Bangladesh boundary.
Tripura is bounded by Bangladesh on three sides, making its Bangladesh border one of the longest state-wise stretches.
Manipur's international frontier lies only with Myanmar, so it has no shared border with Bangladesh at all.
Cross-check: Checking against the Ministry of Home Affairs' official list of India-Bangladesh border states — West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram — Manipur does not appear on it, confirming it as the state without a Bangladesh border.
Hence, Manipur is the state that does not form a border with Bangladesh.