Which one among the following States in India shares a boundary with t

Which one among the following States in India shares a boundary with the most number of States?

Uttar Pradesh
Telangana
Chhattisgarh
Assam
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2024
Among the given options, Uttar Pradesh shares a boundary with the most number of Indian states.
Uttar Pradesh shares borders with eight Indian states: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar, plus the Union Territory of Delhi and the country of Nepal.
Counting the borders for the other options:
Telangana shares borders with 5 states: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha.
Chhattisgarh shares borders with 7 states: Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh.
Assam shares borders with 7 states: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, and West Bengal, plus the countries of Bhutan and Bangladesh.
Comparing the numbers (8 for UP vs. 5, 7, 7), Uttar Pradesh borders the most states among the options.