Question 1
Explain who a maritime neighbour is with two examples with respect to India.
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Define it as a country connected by sea, then name two examples.
Answer
Sri Lanka and the Maldives are maritime neighbours of India.
CLASS 7 · SOCIAL STUDIES · CHAPTER 2
India and Her Neighbours
Simple answers to seven questions and a map activity about India’s land and maritime neighbours.
8 worked answersComplete chapter answers
8 worked answers · short steps first, explanations when you need them
Questions and activities
Textbook pages 48–49
Question 2
How has Buddhism created links with India’s neighbours? Give examples.
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Explain that Buddhism spread through teachers, trade and pilgrimage; give examples such as Sri Lanka and China.
Answer
Buddhism connected India with neighbours through shared beliefs and travel.
Question 3
What does ‘open border’ policy mean? How does the India–Nepal policy affect the lives of people living along the border?
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Define open border, then describe effects on family visits, work, study, trade or pilgrimage.
Answer
It makes cross-border movement easier while requiring cooperation for safety.
Question 4
The chapter says, ‘Being neighbours is not just about geography.’ Explain this statement with an example.
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Mention a connection beyond location, such as shared language, history, trade or rivers.
Answer
India and Bangladesh share culture, rivers and the Sundarbans.
Question 5
What are the different ways in which India has helped smaller countries in her neighbourhood? Explain with examples.
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Name forms of support and give two examples from the chapter.
Answer
Examples include hydropower with Bhutan, temple restoration in Myanmar and a highway in Afghanistan.
Question 6
How do shared challenges become opportunities for cooperation? Were there examples in this chapter?
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Explain that shared problems need joint action and give an example from the chapter.
Answer
Sundarbans protection and India–Bhutan hydropower are examples.
Question 7
If borders were drawn only by culture and connections, how would the map look different?
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Describe cultural links that cross borders and explain why the map would show overlapping zones.
Answer
It would show connected cultural regions, not only political boundaries.
Question 8
On blank maps, label India’s neighbours, show cultural flows, redraw ‘borders of friendship’, and collect flags with observations.
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Label neighbours using an atlas, draw arrows for cultural links and write observations about the flags.
Answer
Complete the map neatly and include a key explaining your symbols.