Maginot Line exists between which countries?

Question

Maginot Line exists between which countries?

1. A. U.S.A. & Canada
2. B. France & Germany (Correct answer)
3. C. Namibia and Angola
4. D. South Korea & North Korea

Correct Answer

Option B — France & Germany

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is France & Germany.

Key Points

• The Maginot Line was a massive system of fortifications, concrete bunkers, obstacles and weapon installations built by France along its border with Germany in the 1930s, between the two World Wars.
• Named after the French Minister of War Andre Maginot, it was designed to prevent a repeat of the German invasion of World War I and to force any future attack through Belgium, where French and British forces could meet it.
• The line proved strategically futile in 1940, when German forces simply bypassed it through the Ardennes forest and invaded France from the north — which is why 'Maginot Line' is now used as a metaphor for a defensive strategy that inspires false security.

Exam Tip

• learn the world's famous boundary lines together — Radcliffe Line (India–Pakistan), Durand Line (India/Pakistan–Afghanistan), McMahon Line (India–China), 38th Parallel (Korea), 17th Parallel (Vietnam), Hindenburg Line (Germany–Poland) and Oder–Neisse Line.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

मैजिनाट रेखा किन देशों के बीच विद्यमान है?

1. A. यू. एस. ए. एवं कॅनडा
2. B. फ्रांस एवं जर्मनी
3. C. नामीबिया एवं अंगोला
4. D. साउथ कोरिया एवं नार्थ कोरिया