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(16) Which of the following states shares boundaries with the maximum number of other states of India ?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Assam
[D] Bihar

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Answer: Option [B]

The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh shares boundary with maximum number of other Indian states. It shares its border with Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar as well as Delhi

(17) Which of the following is not a neighbouring state of Jharkhand ?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Orissa
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Madhya Pradesh

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Answer: Option [D]

The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh. Chhattisgarh, Orissa and West Bengal share their borders with Jharkhand but Madhya Pradesh doesn't share the border with Jharkhand.

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(18) Which states of India have common border with Myanmar ?
[A] Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam
[C] Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya
[D] Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh

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Answer: Option [A]

The correct answer is Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram share international boundary with Myanmar.

(19) The State with the largest area under waste land is :
[A] Gujarat
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Jammu & Kashmir
[D] Rajasthan

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Answer: Option [D]

The State with the largest area under waste land is Rajasthan. Rajasthan tops the chart with 25% of its geographical area being wasteland, accounting for 18% of the wasteland nationally.

(20) Which state amongest the following has the highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste population of the State’s population ?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Punjab
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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Answer: Option [C]

The correct answer is Punjab. As per Census 2011, the State of Punjab, has the highest percentage of Scheduled Caste population amongst all the States of the Country. The Scheduled Caste population in Punjab is 88.60 lac which is 31.94% of the total population i.e. 277.43 lac of the State. The decennial growth rate of SC population in the State was 26.06% as compared to 13.89 % for the State as a whole. However, a sizeable number of SC families still live below the poverty line.

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