SSC Geography Sample Paper NCERT Sample Paper-2

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    Which countries are separated by the Durand Line?

    A)  India and Pakistan

    B) Pakistan and Afghanistan

    C) India and China

    D)  China and Russia

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Durand Line: This poorly marked line is approximately 2,640 kilometers (1,640 mi) long. It was established after the 1893 Durand Line Agreement between Mortimer Durand of colonial British India and Afghan Amir Abdul Rahman Khan for fixing the limit of their respective spheres of influence. It is named after Henry Mortimer Durand, the Foreign Secretary of British India at the time. The single page agreement which contains seven short articles was signed by H.M. Durand and Amir Abdul Rahman Khan, agreeing not to exercise interference beyond the frontier line between Afghanistan and what was then colonial British India (now Pakistan)


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