Which one of the following statements is correct about the North-East region of India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The region has only four percent of the country’s population but about twice as much share of its area.
Option (1) A small corridor of about twenty four kilometers connects the region to the rest of the country. — False. The corridor is about 22 kilometres long.
Option (2) The region has only four percent of the country’s population but about twice as much share of its area. — True.
Option (3) It serves as India’s gateway to South Asia. — False. It is India’s gateway to South East Asia.
Option (4) It has boundaries contiguous to China, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh. — False. The region shares boundaries with China, Myanmar and Bangladesh; Nepal is not in the list.
Note: One can argue that Option (4) is also true on the map, because Sikkim borders Nepal, and the book itself counts Sikkim among the eight States of the North-East region (‘Sikkim, which has been added to the list’). NCERT (2025-26) names only China, Myanmar and Bangladesh, and Option (2) is the book’s own line; it is marked as per the NTA answer key.
NCERT (2025-26): “The North-East In the North-East, regional aspirations reached a turning point in 1980s. This region now consists of eight States. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Meghalaya, which earlier constituted the North-East region, are often called ‘the seven sisters’. Sikkim, which has been added to the list is – referred to as the ‘Brother’ to those seven states. The region has only 4 per cent of the country’s population but about twice as much share of its area. A small corridor of about 22 kilometers connects the region to the rest of the country. Otherwise the region shares boundaries with China, Myanmar and Bangladesh and serves as India’s gateway to South East Asia.” |