Description : The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water body? (1) 11° channel (2) 10° Channel (3) Palk Strait (4) Gulf of Mannar
Last Answer : (2) 10° Channel Explanation: The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Little Andaman and Car Nicobar in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory (UT ... channel is so named as it lies on the 10- degree line of latitude, north of the equator.
Last Answer : 10° Channel
Description : The proposed sea-route "Sethu Samudram" is a canal through which of the sea-lanes? (1) Gulf of Mannar (2) Malacca Strait (3) Guff of Kutch (4) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Last Answer : (1) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: Sethusamudram is the sea that separates Tamil Nadu, India, from Sri Lanka. It encompasses the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait, and a shoal of islands and bays ... peninsular India by about 350 nautical miles (due to having to circle about the island of Sri Lanka).
Description : The Palk Bay lies between (a) Gulf of Kachchh and Gulf of Khambhat (b) Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal (c) Lakshadweep and Maldive Islands (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The Palk Strait lies between – (1) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar (2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (3) Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat (4) Lakshadweep and Maldives
Last Answer : (1) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar Explanation: Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri ... after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras Presidency (1755-1763) during the Company Raj period.
Description : The Palk Strait lies between (1) Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar (2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (3) Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat (4) Lakshadweep and Maldives
Last Answer : Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar
Description : Nine Degree Channel separates: [CDS 2001] (a) Car Nicobar and Great Nicobar (b) Lakshadweep and Minicoy (c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar (d) North Andaman and South Andaman
Description : Which country is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar? (1) Bangladesh (2) Myanmar (3) Sri Lanka (4) Pakistan
Last Answer : (3) Sri Lanka Explanation: Sri Lanka is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar (a large shallow bay forming part of the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean) and Palk Strait (a ... Mannar district of Sri Lanka). It is located in the Indian Ocean southwest of the Bay of Bengal.
Last Answer : Sri Lanka
Description : To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park- (1) Andaman Islands (2) Gulf of Kutch (3) Lakshadweep Islands (4) Gulf of Mannar
Last Answer : (2) Gulf of Kutch Explanation: The government of India, in 1982, declared a core area of 110 km2 in the Gulf of Kutch as Marine National Park for the conservation of coral reefs. It is ... formations of the Gulf of Kutch represent one of the extreme northern limits of corals in the Indian Ocean.
Description : To conserve coral reefs, the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park (1) Gulf of Kutch (2) Lakshadweep Islands (3) Gulf of Mannar (4) Andaman Islands
Last Answer : (1) Gulf of Kutch Explanation: For the protection of coral reefs, the Gulf of Kutch was declared Marine National Park under the provisions of the Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972. It is the first national marine park of India.
Description : To conserve coral reefs, the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park ; (1) Gulf of Kutch (2) Lakshadweep Islands (3) Gulf of Mannar (4) Andaman Islands
Last Answer : Gulf of Kutch
Description : To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park : (1) Andaman Islands (2) Gulf of Kutch (3) Lakshadweep Islands (4) Gulf of Mannar
Description : The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by – (1) Ten Degree Channel (2) Great. Channel (3) Bay of Bengal (4) Andaman Sea
Last Answer : (1) Ten Degree Channel Explanation: The Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union ... . It is so named as it lies on the 10- degree line of latitude, north of the equator
Description : The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by (1) Ten Degree Channel (2) Great Channel (3) Bay of Bengal (4) Andaman Sea
Last Answer : Ten Degree Channel
Description : Mention two differences between the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Lakshadweep Islands. -Geography
Last Answer : Andaman and NicobarLakshadweep(i) Andaman and Nicobar islands are located in Bay of Bengal between 6°- 14° N and 92° - 94° E longitudes.Lakshadweep is located in Arabian sea and extends from 8° N to ... comprising twelve atolls, three reefs and five submerged banks with an area of 1-2 sq. km only.
Description : Which of the following is the largest Archipelago in the world? A. Andaman & Nicobar Island B. Malaysia C. Indonesia D. Maldives
Last Answer : C. Indonesia
Description : In India Dugong (sea cow) is found in the bioreserve site of: (1) Gulf of Mannar (2) Nokrek (3) Manas (4) Sundarban
Last Answer : (1) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: The sea mammal Dugong is found in the Gulf of Mannar biosphere reserve. It feeds on sea grasses like Halodule uninervis which occur in abundance in the waters around ... is the first Marine Biosphere Reserve not only in India, but also in south and Southeast Asia.
Description : In India, Dugong (sea cow) is found in the bioreserve site of: (1) Gulf of Mannar (2) Nokrek (3) Manas (4) Sundarban
Last Answer : Gulf of Mannar
Description : Ten Degree Channel is between: [CDS 2011] (a) Dover and Calais (b) Alaska and Russia (c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar (d) North Korea and South Korea
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which of the following geographical term related with a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water? A. Peninsula B. Gulf C. Strait D. Island
Last Answer : C. Strait
Description : Which of the following would have to be crossed to reach Sri Lanka from Nagercoil ? (a) Sunda Strait (b) Gulf of Mannar (c) Palk Strait (d) Cook Strait
Description : To reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo, one has to cross - (1) Palk Strait (2) Palk Bay (3) Gulf of Mannar (4) Cook Strait
Last Answer : (3) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: One has to cross Gulf of Mannar to reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo.
Description : Which one was the first 'Biosphere Reserves' Project Scheme? (1) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (2) Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (3) Nandadevi Biosphere Reserve (4) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
Last Answer : (2) Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve Explanation: Established in the year 1986, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the first biosphere reserve in India. It is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats.
Description : Which of the following is the largest Biosphere Reserves of India? (1) Nilgiri (2) Nandadevi (3) Sundarbans (4) Gulf of Mannar
Last Answer : (4) Gulf of Mannar Explanation: The Gulf of Mannar located in Tamil Nadu is one of South Asia's largest biosphere reserves. It extends from Rameswaram Island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It is spread over an area of 10,500 km2.
Description : Which one of the following bio reserves of India is not included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserve? (1) Sunderbans (2) Gulf of Mannar (3) Nandadevi (4) Corbett
Last Answer : (4) Corbett Explanation: Ten of the eighteen biosphere reserves of India are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme ... (Uttarakhand), Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve (Tamil Nadu) and Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve (West Bengal).
Description : To reach from Kanyakumari to Colombo, one has to cross (1) Palk Strait (2) Palk Bay (3) Gulf of Mannar (4) Cook Strait
Description : Which is the highest peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Saddle Peak'
Description : Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which island? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'South Andaman'
Last Answer : Saddle peak (732 meters) is the highest peak in andaman and nicobar islands.
Description : Which state is the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. -General Knowledge
Last Answer : Port Blair is the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It is located on the east coast of the South Andaman Island.
Description : How many islands are there in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The Andamans comprise more than 300 islands. North, Middle, and South Andaman, known collectively as Great Andaman, are the main islands; others include Landfall Island, Interview Island, the Sentinel Islands, Ritchie's Archipelago, and Rutland Island.
Description : Identify the correct correlation: Pygmies, Masais, Grassland areas of Africa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Last Answer : Identify the correct correlation: Tribes Locations (i) Pygmies (a) Grassland areas of Africa (ii) Masais ... (iv) Sherpa (d) Congo (e) Alaska
Description : Which part of India receives rainfall from both the SouthWest and North-West monsoons? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Odisha (c) Lakshadweep Islands (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which one of the following gives the two largest Union Territories of India (in terms of geographical area) in the correct descending order? (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Delhi (b) Chandigarh, Lakshadweep (c) Delhi, Puducherry (d) Delhi, Chandigarh
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : The 'Todas' are one of the major tribes found in (a) Sikkim (b) Assam (c) Nilgiris (d) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Description : 'Saddle peak' the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar islands is located in (a) Great Nicobar (b) Middle Andaman (c) Little Andaman (d) North Andaman
Description : Which of the following is wrongly matched? (a) Shompens - Andaman and Nicobar (b) Minicoy - Lakshadweep (c) Khasi - Mizoram (d) Garo – Chhatisgarh
Description : An active volcano was reported at _____ India in 1991. (a) Barren Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (b) Aliabet Island, Gujarat (c) Rameshwaram Island, Tamil Nadu (d) Mumbai Island, Maharashtra
Description : The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the (a) Astraloids (b) Caucasoids (c) Mongoloids (d) Negroids
Description : The southern moat point of Indian territory is in (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Lakshadweep (c) Trivandrum (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Description : Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks? [IAS 2008] (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Meghalaya
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Biodiversity hots pots are located only in tropical regions. 2. India has four biodiversity hots pots, i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Which ... (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Description : The smallest Union Territory is: (a) Chandigarh (b) Pondicherry (c) Lakshadweep (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Description : In which one of the following Union Territories, people of the Onge tribe live? [IAS 2004] (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (c) Daman and Diu (d) Lakshadweep
Description : The southernmost point of India is located in: (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Little Andaman (d) Great Nicobar