State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 101

The Maginot Line exists between which countries?

  1. U.S.A. & Canada
  2. France & Germany
  3. Namibia and Angola
  4. South Korea & North Korea
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Answer: (B) France & Germany

Explanation

The Maginot Line was a French defensive line facing Germany, named after War Minister André Maginot.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: their border is the 49th parallel, not the Maginot Line.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: France built the Maginot Line of fortifications along its German border in the 1930s.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not related to the Maginot Line.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: they are divided by the 38th parallel/DMZ.