PYQ 2022 Q27 · RaahUPSC PYQ

2022 · GeographyPrevious Year Question

Q27.

Consider the following countries: 1. Azerbaijan 2. Kyrgyzstan 3. Tajikistan 4. Turkmenistan 5. Uzbekistan Which of the above have borders with Afghanistan?

A. 1, 2 and 5 only

B. 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

C. 3, 4 and 5 only

D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Answer

C

Explanation

Afghanistan is bounded to the north by the Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan do NOT share borders with Afghanistan. Hence only Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan from the given list share borders with Afghanistan.