Multiple choice general knowledge

The name 'Lakshadweep' means one lakh (100,000) islands. How many islands actually form the Lakshadweep Islands of India?

  1. 36

  2. about 600

  3. 223

  4. 6
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Explanation

The name Lakshadweep literally means "one hundred thousand islands" in Sanskrit, but the archipelago actually consists of only 36 islands. Of these, only about 10-11 are inhabited, with the rest being small, uninhabited islets. The name is more poetic than descriptive of the actual island count.

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