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Friday, 1 November 2013

Indian Geography – Islands of India

Indian Geography – Islands of India


1) How many islands are there in India? – There are over a thousand islands in India, however there are two prominent groups of islands (archipelago) in India – A) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and B) the Lakshadweep Islands

2) Which is India’s largest archipelago (group of islands)? – Andaman & Nicobar

3) What is the exact position/location of Andaman & Nicobar Islands? – It is located in the Bay of Bengal, near an aquatic body named as Andaman Sea (The archipelago of Andaman & Nicobar lies at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea)

4) How many islands are there in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands? – 572 (However only 34 of these are inhabited permanently)



5) Which are the two important constituents of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands? – A) Andaman islands and B) Nicobar islands

6) Which channel separates Andaman islands from Nicobar islands? – Ten Degree Channel

7) What is the capital of Andaman & Nicobar? – Port Blair

8) Which is northern-most island of Andaman & Nicobar? – Preparis Island

9) Which is the southern-most island of Andaman & Nicobar? – Great Nicobar

10) What is the name given to India’s southern-most point? – Indira Point (Andaman & Nicobar)

11) India’s southern-most point – Indira Point, is situated in which island of Andaman & Nicobar? – Great Nicobar

12) What is the name of India’s only active volcano? – Barren Island (Andaman & Nicobar)

13) Which island is generally known as the capital of Nicobar islands? – Car Nicobar (also called Malacca)

14) Which country is closest to Andaman & Nicobar islands? – Indonesia (Indonesia’s Aceh (in Sumatra) is just 150 Km away from Great Nicobar)

15) A huge tsunami devastated the Andaman & Nicobar islands on which date, in which over two thousand people lost their lives? – 26 December 2004

16) Which are the three main ports of India to reach Andaman & Nicobar through seaways? – Kolkata, Vishakhapatnam and Chennai

17) How many islands are there in Lakshadweep Islands? – 39 (of which 11 are inhabited)

18) Which Indian state is closest to Lakshadweep Islands? – Kerala

19) What is the capital of Lakshadweep Islands? – Kavaratti

20) Which is the southern-most island of Lakshadweep? – Minicoy

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