India does not share a maritime boundary with which of the following
(A) China
(B) Cambodia
(C) Bhutan
(D) Sri Lanka
(E) Maldives
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (C) only
Two countries share a maritime boundary when their sea areas meet, and a line in the sea has to be drawn between them. India shares maritime boundaries with seven countries: Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia.
(A) China No maritime boundary (Correct). China shares a long land border with India in the Himalayas, but their seas do not meet.
(B) Cambodia No maritime boundary (Correct). Cambodia lies on the Gulf of Thailand, far beyond the Andaman Sea.
(C) Bhutan No maritime boundary (Correct). Bhutan is a landlocked country with no coast at all.
(D) Sri Lanka Shares a maritime boundary (Incorrect). It is separated from India only by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
(E) Maldives Shares a maritime boundary (Incorrect). It lies in the Arabian Sea south-west of India, where the sea areas of the two meet.