Which one among the following Indian States shares boundaries with the largest number of States?
Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra
Assam
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UPSC CAPF – 2012
A) Madhya Pradesh: Borders Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh (5 states).
B) Chhattisgarh: Borders Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Telangana (formerly part of undivided AP), Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh (6 states).
C) Maharashtra: Borders Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Karnataka, Goa (6 states).
D) Assam: Borders Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, West Bengal (7 states).
Count the number of bordering states for each option.
Compare the counts to find the state bordering the largest number of others.