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The Islands of Cloves is _________.

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  1. Zanzibar

  2. New Zealand

  3. Sri Lanka

  4. Cuba

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Islands of Cloves is Zanzibar.
Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania. It is composed of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 kilometres off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja and Pemba Island. The capital is Zanzibar City, located on the island of Unguja.

Ten Degree Channel is between _________________.

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  1. Dover and Calais

  2. Alaska and Russia

  3. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar

  4. North Korea and South Korea

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ten Degree Channel is between Little Andaman and Car Nicobar, about 77 miles to the S, is deep and clear. The Channel is approximately 150 km wide, running essentially along an east-west orientation. It is so named as it lies on the 10-degree line of latitude, north of the equator.


Ten Degree Channel. The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory (UT) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in _______________.

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  1. Indian Ocean

  2. Arabian Sea

  3. Bay of Bengal

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in Arabian Sea. Lakshadweep, formerly (1956–73) Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, union territory of India. It is a group of some three dozen islands scattered over some 30,000 square miles (78,000 square km) of the Arabian Sea off the southwestern coast of India.

Lakshadweep, formerly the Laccadives, is a group of islands situated some 400 km off India's west coast in the Arabian sea. They are India's only coral atolls and geologically a part of the same chain as the Maldives. Lakshadweep is India's smallest union territory.

Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

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  1. Thailand

  2. Sri Lanka

  3. Indonesia

  4. All of them

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Indonesia is in east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The total coast line length of the mainland, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands of India is ______________.

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  1. $7,516.6$km.

  2. $6,100$km.

  3. $8,516.6$km.

  4. $7,100$km.

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Correct Option: A

The two volcanic islands in the Indian territory are _________________.

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  1. Kavaratti and New Moor

  2. Bitra and Kavaratti

  3. Pamban and Barren

  4. Narcondam and Barren

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The two volcanic islands in the Indian territory are Narcondam and Barren. Narcondam is a small volcanic island located in the Andaman Sea. The island's peak rises to 710 m above mean sea level, and it is formed of andesite. It is part of the Andaman Islands, the main body of which lie approximately 124 km (77 mi) to the west. Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea, dominated by Barren Volcano, the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia, and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.

Among the following Union Territories of India, which one has the largest size?

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  1. Pondicherry

  2. Lakshadweep

  3. Daman and Diu

  4. Chandigarh

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pondicherry has the largest size of the given options. It has four administrative divisions: four districts, viz. Pondicherry , Mahé, Yanam and Karaikal. Pondicherry district has the largest area and population.


Pondicherry (or Puducherry), a French colonial settlement in India until 1954, is now a Union Territory town bounded by the southeastern Tamil Nadu state. Its French legacy is preserved in its French Quarter, with tree-lined streets, mustard-colored colonial villas and chic boutiques. A seaside promenade runs along the Bay of Bengal and passes several statues, including a 4m-high Gandhi Memorial.

The largest southernmost single island in India is ____________.

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  1. Rameswaram Island

  2. Minicoy Island

  3. Car Nicobar Island

  4. Great Nicobar Island

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The largest southernmost single island in India is Great Nicobar Island. Indira Point is the name of the southernmost point of Republic of India. It is situated on Great Nicobar Island in the Nicobar Islands, which are located in the eastern Indian Ocean at 6°45'10″N and 93°49'36″E.

Consider the following statements:
1. The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs.
2. The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

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  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The continental shelves of Lakshadweep are originated due to coral reefs. 2. The continental shelves of western coast are due to faulting and submergence.

The above statements are correct.

In which one of the following Islands of India is an active volcano found?

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  1. Car Nicobar Island

  2. Nancowry lsland

  3. Barren Island

  4. Maya Bunder Island

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Barren Island, one of the most easterly of the Andaman Islands, is the only confirmed active volcano in India. The island along with the rest of the Andamans is the the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and lies some 135 kms northeast of the territory's capital, Port Blair.