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Which is the smallest (in area) of the following Union Territories?

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  1. Daman and Diu

  2. Chandigarh

  3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

  4. Lakshadweep

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India's smallest Union Territory Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km.

_______ are the tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

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  1. Munda

  2. Kurra

  3. Onges

  4. None of Above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Onge  are one of the Andamanese indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands. Traditionally hunter-gatherers, they are a designated as a Scheduled Tribe of India.

In the 18th century the Onge, or Madhumitha, were distributed across Little Andaman Island and the nearby islands, with some territory and camps established on Rutland Island and the southern tip of South Andaman Island. After they encountered British colonial officers, friendly relations were established with the British Empire in the 1800s through Lieutenant Archibald Blair. British naval officer M. V. Portman described them as the "mildest, most timid, and inoffensive" group of Andamanese people he had encountered. By the end of the 19th century they sometimes visited the South and North Brother Islands to catch sea turtles; at the time, those islands seemed to be the boundary between their territory and the range of the Great Andamanese people further north. Today, the surviving members are confined to two reserve camps on Little Andaman, Dugong Creek in the northeast and South Bay.

The Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India are classified as ___________.

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  1. LAC

  2. UT (union territories)

  3. States

  4. Deserts

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar islands are two major archipelagos of India. They are classified as Union Territories (UTs). The Lakshadweep islands lie in the Arabian Sea off the Kerala Coast and have a total area of 32 km making them the smallest UT in India.

Indira Point is in the following islands ________.

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  1. Andaman

  2. Lakshadweep

  3. Great Nicobar

  4. St. Mary's

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Correct Option: C

The ____________ island located to the east of the middle Andaman is the only active volcano in India.

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  1. Nicobar

  2. Barren

  3. Maldives

  4. Lakshadweep

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Correct Option: B

Match the following:

Pass State
A. Zoji La Pass 1. Sikkim
B. Bara Lacha Pass 2. Uttarakhand
C.  Jelep La Pass 3. Himachal Pradesh
D. Niti Pass 4. Jammu and Kashmir
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  1. A - 4, B - 1, C - 3, D - 2

  2. A - 2, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4

  3. A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2

  4. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

              Pass            State

      A.Zoji La Pass          1. Jammu and Kashmir
      B.Bara Lacha Pass  2. Himachal Pradesh
      C.Jelep La Pass       3. Sikkim
      D.Niti Pass               4. Uttarakhand 

Arrange the following ranges in order as they occur from north to south:
1. Pir Panjal
2. Karakoram
3. Zanskar
4. Ladakh

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  1. II, IV, III, I

  2. II, III, IV, I

  3. I, II, IV, III

  4. III, II, IV, I

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The following ranges in order as they occur from north to south are Karakoram, Ladakh, Zanskar and Pir Panjal.

Between which one of the following pairs of islands is Duncan Passage located?

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  1. South Andaman and Little Andaman

  2. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island

  3. Car Nicobar Island and Little Nicobar Island

  4. Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Duncan Passage is located between Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island. Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It is about 48 km (30 mi) wide; it separates Rutland Island (part of Great Andaman) to the north, and Little Andaman to the south.

In which one of the following Union Territories, people of the Onge tribe live?

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  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

  3. Daman and Diu

  4. Lakshadweep

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territories, people of the Onge tribe live. The Onge are one of the Andamanese indigenous peoples of the Andaman Islands. Traditionally hunter-gatherers, they are a designated as a Scheduled Tribe of India.

Lakshadweep Islands are the product of ______________.

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  1. volcanic activity

  2. wave action

  3. sea-floor expansion

  4. reef formation

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lakshadweep Islands are the product of Reef formation. Lakshadweep is an archipelago of twelve atolls, three reefs and five submerged banks, with a total of about thirty-nine islands and islets.