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_______ 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.

Consider the following statements regarding Andaman and Nicobar Islands:
1. It enjoys the equatorial climate.
2. This is the only place in India where a volcano is located.
3. This is the only place in India where a coral bed is found.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  1. 1, 2 and 3

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 1 only

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Statement 1 and 2 are correct.


Andaman and Nicobar islands enjoy the equatorial type of climate.
Baren island in Northern Andaman has India's only active volcano.
Coral beds are found not just here but also in Lakshadweep islands and in few coastal areas in India.

Andaman and Nicobar is one of the seven union territories of India comprising 572 islands of which 37 are inhabited, are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.

The territory is about 150 km (93 mi) north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated from Thailand and Myanmar by the Andaman Sea. It comprises two island groups, the Andaman Islands (partly) and the Nicobar Islands, separated by the 150 km wide Ten Degree Channel (on the 10°N parallel), with the Andamans to the north of this latitude, and the Nicobars to the south (or by 179 km). The Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the west.

The territory's capital is the city of Port Blair. The total land area of these islands is approximately 8,249 km2 (3,185 sq mi). The islands host the Andaman and Nicobar Command, the only tri-service geographical command of the Indian Armed Forces. The territory is dived into three districts: Nicobar District with Car Nicobar as capital, South Andaman district with Port Blair as capital and North and Middle Andaman district with Mayabunder as capital.

The Andaman Islands are home to the Sentinelese people, an uncontacted people. The Sentinelese are the only people currently known to not have reached further than a Paleolithic level of technology.

In December 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a two-day visit to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, renamed three of the islands as a tribute to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The Ross Island was renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep; the Neil Island as Shaheed Dweep; and the Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep. The PM made this announcement during a speech at the Netaji Stadium, marking the 75th anniversary of the hoisting of the Indian flag by Bose there.