Which Indian state shares a boundary with the largest number of other states?

Madhya PradeshCorrect answerYour answerAssamCorrect answerYour answerUttar PradeshCorrect answerYour answerMaharashtraCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Uttar Pradesh borders eight states: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar.
It also touches the National Capital Territory of Delhi, which is a union territory rather than a state.
Assam, the next highest, borders seven states.

Worth noting

Nepal lies along Uttar Pradesh's northern edge as well, but that is an international boundary and does not count here.

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