Q. Which of the following statements regarding the geographical boundaries and territorial features of East Asian states are correct?
1.Both Hong Kong and Macau function as Special Administrative Regions under China’s sovereign administration.
2.North Korea shares land borders with three nations: China, Russia, and South Korea.
3.Prior to the Korean War, the boundary across the Korean Peninsula was demarcated along the 38th Parallel.
4.Ulaanbaatar, Beijing, Pyongyang, Seoul, and Tokyo represent the national capitals of East Asian states ordered sequentially from East to West.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: Hong Kong and Macau operate as Special Administrative Regions (SARs) under China’s “One Country, Two Systems” framework.
- Statement 2 is correct: North Korea is bordered by China along the Yalu/Tumen rivers, shares a short border with Russia along the lower Tumen River, and borders South Korea along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
- Statement 3 is correct: Post-WWII division was set at the 38th Parallel North. Following the 1953 armistice, the border was re-demarcated along the Military Demarcation Line surrounded by the DMZ.
- Statement 4 is incorrect: Ordering these capitals from West to East gives: Ulaanbaatar, Beijing, Pyongyang, Seoul, and Tokyo.
