Question map
Which of the following sets of Indian States are landlocked and do not have an international boundary?
Explanation
In India, there are five states that are both landlocked and do not share any international land boundary. These states are Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana [2]. A landlocked state is defined as being entirely enclosed by land without access to a coastline. While states like Himachal Pradesh are landlocked, they share international borders with China. Similarly, Andhra Pradesh is not landlocked as it possesses a coastline along the eastern coast of India [2]. Telangana, which was established in 2014, is surrounded by Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Chhattisgarh, making it an interior landlocked state without international frontiers [2]. Therefore, the set containing Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana is the only one where all listed states meet both criteria of being landlocked and lacking an international boundary.
Sources
- [2] https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories/india.html