Consider the following statements:1.The Indian-Myanmar boundary goes through Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh.2.The Free Movement Regime (FMR) is a unilaterally imposed arrangement by India on Myanmar, which allows only Indian tribes living along the border to travel up to 16 km inside Myanmar without a visa.3.The border between India and Myanmar was demarcated by the British without seeking the opinion of the people living in the region. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Indian-Myanmar boundary goes through Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh.
2.The Free Movement Regime (FMR) is a unilaterally imposed arrangement by India on Myanmar, which allows only Indian tribes living along the border to travel up to 16 km inside Myanmar without a visa.
3.The border between India and Myanmar was demarcated by the British without seeking the opinion of the people living in the region.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The border between India and Myanmar runs between Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh. The border between India and Myanmar was demarcated by the British in 1826, without seeking the opinion of the people living in the region.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The Free Movement Regime (FMR) is a mutually agreed arrangement between India and Myanmar that allows tribes living along the border on either side to travel up to 16 km inside the other country without a visa.

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