Consider the following countries : 1. Bulgaria 2. Czech Republic 3. Hu

Consider the following countries :
1. Bulgaria
2. Czech Republic
3. Hungary
4. Latvia
5. Lithuania
6. Romania
How many of the above-mentioned countries share a land border with Ukraine?

Only two
Only three
Only four
Only five
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2023
The correct answer is A) Only two.
To answer this question, one needs to know the land borders of Ukraine with the listed countries. Ukraine shares land borders with seven countries: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Belarus, and Russia. From the given list:
1. Bulgaria: No land border with Ukraine (separated by Romania and the Black Sea).
2. Czech Republic: No land border with Ukraine (separated by Poland and Slovakia).
3. Hungary: Shares a land border with Ukraine.
4. Latvia: No land border with Ukraine (separated by Belarus and Lithuania).
5. Lithuania: No land border with Ukraine (separated by Belarus and Poland).
6. Romania: Shares a land border with Ukraine.
Therefore, only Hungary and Romania from the list share a land border with Ukraine.
The other countries bordering Ukraine are Poland, Slovakia, Moldova, Belarus, and Russia. Geographical knowledge of Eastern Europe is required to answer this type of question.