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Geography GK · Q40

Miscellaneous World Geography

Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 40

Q40

The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is

A.
17th parallel
B.
23rd parallel
C.
38th parallel
Answer
D.
Oder-Neisse Line

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is 38th parallel. Korea was split at the 38th parallel after World War II. North and South Korea have been divided for more than 70 years, ever since the Korean Peninsula became an unexpected casualty of the escalating Cold War between two rival superpowers: the Soviet Union and the United States.