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
Correct answer: (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
Explanation
- A
1, 2 and 5 only
1, 2 and 5 only. Drops Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
- B
1, 2, 3 and 4 only
1, 2, 3 and 4 only. Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are the keyed Afghanistan neighbours in this list. Uzbekistan is out of that four.
- C
3, 4 and 5 only
3, 4 and 5 only. The paper keys four names, not this trio.
- D
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
All five. Uzbekistan is not in the keyed four.
Summary. Official key is (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only. From the list, the Commission counts Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan as bordering Afghanistan, and does not count Uzbekistan in that set.