UPSC Internal Security – Chapter 14: Border Management – Land Borders (20 MCQs)

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UPSC Internal Security – Chapter 14: Border Management – Land Borders (20 MCQs) – 20 questions, subject: Internal Security. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

Which one of the following States does NOT share a land border with Nepal?

Correct Answer: C [Himachal Pradesh]

Explanation:

Himachal Pradesh borders China (Tibet) but not Nepal; Uttarakhand lies between it and Nepal.

2.  

Which force guards the India–Myanmar border?

Correct Answer: A [Assam Rifles]

Explanation:

Assam Rifles was made the border-guarding force for the India–Myanmar border in 2002 under 'one border, one force'.

3.  

The Department of Border Management was created in the Ministry of Home Affairs in:

Correct Answer: C [2004]

Explanation:

The Department of Border Management was created in the Ministry of Home Affairs in January 2004 after the GoM report.

4.  

The principle of "one border, one force" was recommended by:

Correct Answer: B [the Group of Ministers (2001)]

Explanation:

The Group of Ministers on national security (2001) recommended that each border be guarded by a single force.

5.  

The India–Nepal border is guarded by:

Correct Answer: A [Sashastra Seema Bal]

Explanation:

The Sashastra Seema Bal was given charge of the open India–Nepal border in 2001 and the Bhutan border in 2004.

6.  

The Vibrant Villages Programme-II, approved by the Union Cabinet in April 2025, covers villages:

Correct Answer: B [along international land borders other than the northern border covered by VVP-I]

Explanation:

VVP-II covers villages in blocks abutting international land borders other than the northern border already covered under VVP-I.

7.  

Integrated Check Posts on land borders are managed by:

Correct Answer: C [the Land Ports Authority of India]

Explanation:

The Land Ports Authority of India, set up in 2012 under the 2010 Act, builds and manages Integrated Check Posts.

8.  

The India–Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement was implemented through which Constitutional Amendment?

Correct Answer: D [100th]

Explanation:

The Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015 gave effect to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and the enclave exchange.

9.  

Project BOLD-QIT under CIBMS was first implemented on the riverine border in:

Correct Answer: D [Dhubri, Assam]

Explanation:

BOLD-QIT, inaugurated in March 2019, guards the riverine Bangladesh border along the Brahmaputra in Dhubri district, Assam.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Indian citizens can cross the India–Nepal border without a visa.
2. The Line of Control was fixed by the Simla Agreement of 1972.
3. The McMahon Line marks the India–Pakistan border in Punjab.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Nepal's border is open to Indian citizens and the 1972 Simla Agreement fixed the LoC; the McMahon Line is in the east.

11.  

Assertion (A): Fencing alone cannot seal the India–Bangladesh border.

Reason (R): Large stretches of the border run through rivers and densely populated areas.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true and linked: rivers and settlements right up to the line make a continuous fence impossible.

12.  

The Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) refers to the positions held by India and Pakistan in:

Correct Answer: B [the Siachen region]

Explanation:

the AGPL marks positions held in the Siachen region since 1984.

13.  

The Kartarpur Corridor, opened in November 2019, connects India with a gurdwara in:

Correct Answer: A [Pakistan]

Explanation:

Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur (corridor suspended since May 2025).

14.  

Which of the following does NOT share a land border with China?

Correct Answer: C [Nagaland]

Explanation:

Nagaland borders Myanmar.

15.  

Among India's land neighbours, which one has the shortest boundary with India according to MHA figures?

Correct Answer: C [Afghanistan]

Explanation:

MHA lists the Afghanistan border at 106 km along the UT of Ladakh, in Pakistan-occupied territory – the shortest land border.

16.  

The Border Area Development Programme was launched in:

Correct Answer: B [1986–87]

Explanation:

The Border Area Development Programme began in 1986–87 to develop villages near the international border.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Galwan clash
2. Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh implemented
3. Department of Border Management created
4. Vibrant Villages Programme approved

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [3-2-1-4]

Explanation:

2004, 2015, 2020, 2023.

18.  

Which State shares a land border with both Bangladesh and Myanmar?

Correct Answer: D [Mizoram]

Explanation:

Mizoram borders Bangladesh on the west and Myanmar on the east and south.

19.  

Doklam, the site of a 2017 standoff, lies near the tri-junction of India, China and:

Correct Answer: C [Bhutan]

Explanation:

Doklam is a plateau at the India–Bhutan–China tri-junction near Sikkim, where the 2017 standoff took place.

20.  

The Madhukar Gupta Committee, constituted by the MHA in 2016, was asked to study:

Correct Answer: A [gaps in fencing and other vulnerabilities on the India–Pakistan border]

Explanation:

Headed by former Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta, it studied fencing gaps and other vulnerabilities on the Indo-Pakistan international border.

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