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Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

Lakshadweep Islands are situated in ______.

  1. Arabian Sea

  2. Palk Strait

  3. Indian Ocean

  4. Bay of Bengal
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Arabian sea
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.
Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

The southernmost point of India is located in ___________.

  1. Kerala

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Little Andaman

  4. Great Nicobar
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The southernmost point of Indian Union called Indira point. Indira Point is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the great Nicobar Tehsil.

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

The capital of Lakshadweep is ___________.

  1. Port Blair

  2. Silvassa

  3. Aizawl

  4. Kavaratti
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Kavaratti
Kavaratti serves as the capital of the Union Territory and the region comes under the jurisdiction of Kerala High Court. The islands are the northernmost of the Lakshadweep-Maldives-Chagos group of islands, which are the tops of a vast undersea mountain range, the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge.
Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

The southern most point of Indian territory is in _____________.

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Lakshadweep

  3. Trivandrum

  4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Indira Point (Andaman and Nicobar Island)
The southernmost point of the Indian territory is Indira Point in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It's Cape Comorin or Kanyakumari that is the southernmost point in mainland India.
Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

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

  1. Puducherry

  2. Andaman and Nicobar

  3. Lakshadwep

  4. Diu and Daman
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  • 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.

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

Example of an Union Territory is ______.

  1. Banda

  2. Garhwal

  3. Rudraprayag

  4. Lakshadweep
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  • 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. 
Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

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

  1. Lakshadweep.

  2. Malabar.

  3. Kannad.

  4. Konkan.
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  • 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. 
Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

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

  1. Chilika.

  2. Pulicat.

  3. Pitti.

  4. Kollam.
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  • 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.