The Union Territory of Ladakh does NOT share a land border with which of the following countries?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Nepal
Ladakh is India’s northernmost Union Territory, in the high Himalaya and Karakoram; its borders run with China on the east and Pakistan on the west.
Option (1) Nepal — No border with Ladakh (Correct). Nepal lies far to the south-east; it borders Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim.
Option (2) Pakistan — Shares a border (Incorrect). Ladakh’s western side, in Kargil district, faces Pakistan across the Line of Control.
Option (3) China — Shares a border (Incorrect). Ladakh’s eastern and northern sides meet China (Tibet and Xinjiang); on the ground the two sides are divided by the Line of Actual Control.
Option (4) Afghanistan — Shares a border (Incorrect). India’s official map shows Gilgit-Baltistan, now under Pakistan’s occupation, as part of Ladakh, and its northern tip touches Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor.