Q27 · UPSC Prelims 2022 · Set A · Geography

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Consider the following countries:1.Azerbaijan2.Kyrgyzstan3.Tajikistan4.Turkmenistan5.UzbekistanWhich 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

Correct answer: (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

Explanation

  1. A

    1, 2 and 5 only

    1, 2 and 5 only. Drops Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

  2. 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.

  3. C

    3, 4 and 5 only

    3, 4 and 5 only. The paper keys four names, not this trio.

  4. 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.