What was the pre-Korean War boundary between North Korea and South Korea ?

examrobotsa's picture

Submitted by examrobotsa on

Q: 115 (CDS-I/2007)
What was the pre-Korean War boundary between North Korea and South Korea ?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,49,14,10,49,4,0

keywords: 

{'north korea': [0, 0, 1, 1], '49th parallel': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'south korea': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'radcliffe line': [2, 0, 0, 0]}

The correct answer to the question is option 2 - the 38th parallel.

The 38th parallel was the pre-Korean War boundary between North Korea and South Korea. It was a line of latitude that divided the Korean Peninsula into two separate countries. The boundary was established in 1945 at the end of World War II, when the peninsula was divided along the 38th parallel into Soviet-occupied North Korea and U.S.-occupied South Korea.

It is important to note that the 38th parallel is different from the other options provided. The 17th parallel, for example, is associated with the division of Vietnam during the Vietnam War, not Korea. The 49th parallel is the boundary between the United States and Canada. The Radcliffe Line, also known as the Radcliffe Boundary, refers to the boundary between India and Pakistan.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2 - the 38th parallel.