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Q61·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2023

Countries sharing land border with Ukraine — Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania

GeographyWorld Economic & Political GeographyHow-many countingMediumCurrent-affairs-linked

Question

Consider the following countries: How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?

  1. 1.

    Bulgaria

  2. 2.

    Czech Republic

  3. 3.

    Hungary

  4. 4.

    Latvia

  5. 5.

    Lithuania

  6. 6.

    Romania

Options

a

Only two

Answer
b

Only three

c

Only four

d

Only five

Explanation

Only two of the listed countries, Hungary and Romania, share a land border with Ukraine. Ukraine's other neighbors are Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, and Moldova. Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, and the Baltic states (Latvia, Lithuania) are geographically separated from Ukraine.

Always memorize the exact bordering nations of major geopolitical flashpoints (like Ukraine, Israel, or Taiwan) for the exam year.

Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2023

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q61

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

World Economic & Political Geography

Type

How-many counting

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Russia-Ukraine War Geopolitical Borders Mapping 2022

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