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Lakshadweep Islands are situated in ______.

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  1. Arabian Sea

  2. Palk Strait

  3. Indian Ocean

  4. Bay of Bengal

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
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.

The southernmost point of India is located in ___________.

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  1. Kerala

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Little Andaman

  4. Great Nicobar

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

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.

The capital of Lakshadweep is ___________.

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  1. Port Blair

  2. Silvassa

  3. Aizawl

  4. Kavaratti

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
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.

The southern most point of Indian territory is in _____________.

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  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Lakshadweep

  3. Trivandrum

  4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
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.

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.