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Q79·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2024

Longest Border Between Two Countries

GeographyLocational & Map-basedFactual singleEasyStatic

Question

The longest border between any two countries in the world is between:

Options

a

Canada and the United States of America

Answer
b

Chile and Argentina

c

China and India

d

Kazakhstan and Russian Federation

Explanation

The border between Canada and the USA is the longest international land border in the world, stretching over 8,890 kilometers (including the border with Alaska). The Russia-Kazakhstan border is the second-longest continuous border, but USA-Canada remains the longest overall.

The "International Boundary" between the US and Canada holds the record for the longest non-militarized border globally.

Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q79

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

Locational & Map-based

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography Cl.11 / International Land Boundaries Atlas

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