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The largest island in India in terms of area is ________.

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  1. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

  2. Daman and Diu

  3. Andaman and Nicobar

  4. Lakshadweep.

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following island is the smallest in terms of area?

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  1. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

  2. Andaman and Nicobar

  3. Lakshadweep

  4. Daman and Diu

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Correct Option: C

In which of the following territories of India is Kavaratti located?

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  1. Puducherry

  2. Andaman and Nicobar

  3. Lakshadwep

  4. Diu and Daman

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in India.
  • Kavaratti is a census town as well as the name of the atoll upon which the town stands.
  •  It is well known for its pristine white sand beaches and calm lagoons, which makes it a popular tourist destination.
  •  It has a distance of 404 km (251 mi) west of the city of Kochi.

Example of an Union Territory is ______.

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  1. Banda

  2. Garhwal

  3. Rudraprayag

  4. Lakshadweep

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Lakshadweep Islands, also known as Laccadives islands, formerly is the smallest Union Territory of Indian government. 
  • The capital of this Union Territory is Kavaratti. 
  • The Union territory is majorly ruled by Islamic principles followed up by many other religions as well.
  •  After India got her independence, in 1956, Lakshadweep was marked as a separate Union territory in India. 
  • There are around 40 islands which together make the Lakshadweep islands. 

Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindive are together known as the ____________.

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  1. Lakshadweep.

  2. Malabar.

  3. Kannad.

  4. Konkan.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Lakshadweep Islands, also known as the Laccadives islands, formerly is the smallest Union Territory of the Indian government. 
  • Lakshadweep formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, amindivi  is a group of islands 
  • The capital of this Union Territory is Kavaratti. 
  • The Union territory is majorly ruled by Islamic principles followed up by many other religions as well.
  •  After India got her independence, in 1956, Lakshadweep was marked as a separate Union territory in India. 
  • There are around 40 islands that together make the Lakshadweep islands. 

The only bird sanctuary located in the Lakshadweep Island in India is _________.

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  1. Chilika.

  2. Pulicat.

  3. Pitti.

  4. Kollam.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Pitti bird sanctuary is the only bird sanctuary in Lakshadweep. 
  • This island is protected under Indian wildlife act 1972.
  •  This island is the only place in India where terns breed.         
  •  Pitti Bird Sanctuary is a small reef that is approximately 24 north-west of Kavaratti.

The administrative headquarters of Lakshadweep is ________.

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  1. Kavaratti.

  2. Kadmat.

  3. Kalpeni.

  4. Kilkan.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • On 1 November 1956, during the reorganization of Indian states, the Lakshadweep islands were separated from Madras organized into a separate union territory for administrative purposes.
  •  The new territory was called 'Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands before adopting the Lakshadweep name on 1 November 1973.
  • Kavaratti  is the capital of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in India. 
  • Administration Secretariat was shifted from Kozhikode to Kavaratti in March 1964.
  • The administrative headquarter; Kavaratti is the most developed island. 52 mosques are spread out over the island including the most beautiful Ujra mosque.

Which of the following is the correct explanation of the word, 'Corals'?

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  1. They are group of Islands.

  2. It is a Peninsula.

  3. Short living micro-organism.

  4. They are rocks.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Corals are marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa of phylum Cnidaria.
  • They typically live in compact colonies of many identical individual polyps.
  • Coral, a sessile animal, relies on its relationship with plant-like algae to build the largest structures of biological origin on Earth.

Short-lived microscopic organisms, which live in colonies is known as ______.

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  1. Yeast.

  2. Fungus.

  3. Coral.

  4. Rickettsia.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Coral polyps are short lived microscopic organisms which lives in colonies. They flourish in shallow, mud free and warm waters. They secrete calcium carbonate

The only active volcano of India is located in _________.

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  1. Lakshadweep Island.

  2. Malabar coast.

  3. Konkan coast.

  4. Andaman and Nicobar.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia.
  •  Along with the rest of the Andaman Islands, it is a part of the IndianUnion Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and liesabout 138 km (86 mi) northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair.
  • Barren Island houses the only active volcano in India.