Description : Duncan Passage is located between [CDS 2012] (a) South and Little Andaman (b) Little and Great Nicobar (c) North and Middle Andaman (d) Middle and South Andaman
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
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
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Between which one of the following pairs of islands is Duncan Passage located? [IAS 2008] (a) South Andaman and Little Andaman (b) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar Island (c) Car Nicobar Island and Little Nicobar Island (d) Little Nicobar Island and Great Nicobar Island
Description : Duncan Passage is located between – (1) South and Little Andaman (2) North and South Andaman (3) North and Middle Andaman (4) Andaman and Nicobar
Last Answer : (1) South and Little Andaman Explanation: 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 ... is the Bay of Bengal; east is the Andaman Sea. Several small islands and islets lie along the passage.
Description : Duncan Passage is located between (1) South and Little Andaman (2) North and South Andaman (3) North and Middle Andaman (4) Andaman and Nicobar
Last Answer : South and Little Andaman
Description : At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in - (1) Andaman Island (2) Nicobar Island (3) Lakshadweep (4) Minicoy
Last Answer : (1) Andaman Island Explanation: Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia.
Description : At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in – (1) Andaman Islands (2) Nicobar Islands (3) Lakshadweep (4) Minicoy
Last Answer : (1) Andaman Islands Explanation: Barren Island is an island located in the Andaman Sea. It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia. It is one of the most easterly of Andaman Islands. ... of the Andaman Islands, it is a part of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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 is wrongly matched? (a) Shompens - Andaman and Nicobar (b) Minicoy - Lakshadweep (c) Khasi - Mizoram (d) Garo – Chhatisgarh
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : The Duncan Pass is located between (a) Afghanistan and India (b) Pakistan and Afghanistan (c) South Andaman and Little Andaman (d) Shivalik and Karakoram
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 : An example of 'horseshoe' shaped coral islands in the neighbourhood of India is – (1) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (2) Maldives (3) Lakshadweep (4) Sri Lanka
Last Answer : (3) Lakshadweep Explanation: The Lakshadweep islands are formed of coral deposits called atolls. Atolls are circular or horse-shoe shaped coral reefs.
Description : Indira Point is the southern most tip of (1) Maldives (2) Laccadives (3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (4) Dhanushkodi
Last Answer : (3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Explanation: Indira Point is the southern most point of the Nicobar island located on the Great Nicobar Island.
Description : Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which one of the following islands? [NDA 2008] (a) North Andaman (b) Little Andaman (c) Middle Andaman (d) South Andaman
Description : "This Union Territory possesses a coastal stretch of about 45 km with 28 marine fishing villages. However 45% of the population is engaged in agriculture and allied products". Which among the Territories is referred passage? (a) Lakshadweep (b) Pondicherry (c) Andaman and Nicobar (d) Daman
Description : The largest southernmost single island in India is: [CBI 1994] (a) Rameswaram Island (b) Minicoy Island (c) Car Nicobar Island (d) Great Nicobar Island
Description : In India, where is the bio-reserve to preserve the diverse sub-marine flora and fauna situated? (1) Lakshadweep (2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (3) Daman and Diu (4) Dadra, Nagar Haveli
Last Answer : (2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Explanation: The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve encompasses a large part of the island of Great Nicobar, the largest of the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Union ... many species of plants and animals, often endemic to the Andaman and Nicobars bio-geographic region.
Description : . Which one of the following island is closest to the equator? (1) Minicoy (2) Car Nicobar (3) Little Nicobar (4) Great Nicobar
Last Answer : (4) Great Nicobar
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 : Indira Point is the southern most tip of : (1) Maldives (2) Laccadives (3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (4) Dhanushkodi
Last Answer : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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 : An example of ‘horseshoe’ shaped coral islands in the neighbourhood of India is (1) Andaman and Nicobar is lands (2) Maldives (3) Lakshadweep (4) Sri Lanka
Last Answer : Lakshadweep
Description : Port Blair is situated in : [NDA 1993] (a) North Andaman (b) South Andaman (c) Middle Andaman (d) Little Andaman
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 : The southernmost point of India is located in: (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Little Andaman (d) Great Nicobar
Description : 'Saddle Peak' the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in – (1) Great Nicobar (2) Middle Andaman (3) Little Andaman (4) North Andaman
Last Answer : (4) North Andaman Explanation: Saddle Peak is located on North Andaman Island in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands. it is the highest point of the archipelago in the Gulf of Bengal.
Description : Where is saddle peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands situated
Last Answer : Northern Andaman
Description : Where is saddle peak in Andaman and Nicobar islands situated- —
Description : In which one of the following Islands of India is an active volcano found? [CDS 2009] (a) Car Nicobar Island (b) Nancowry lsland (c) Barren Island (d) Maya Bunder Island
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
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
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
Description : The 'Todas' are one of the major tribes found in (a) Sikkim (b) Assam (c) Nilgiris (d) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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 : Consider the following statements regarding Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 1. It enjoys equatorial climate 2. This is the only place in India where a volcano is located 3. This is the only place in India where coral bed is found Which of the ... 2010] (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 only
Description : Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands? (a) Thailand (b) Sri Lanka (c) Indonesia (d) All of them
Description : Which Union Territory in India has four districts but none of its districts has a common boundary with its other districts? (1) Puducherry (2) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (4) Chandigarh
Last Answer : (1) Puducherry Explanation: The union territory of Puducherry consists of four small unconnected districts: Pondicherry, Karaikal and Yanam on the Bay of Bengal and Mahe on the Arabian Sea. ... are enclaves of Tamil Nadu. Yanam and Mahe are enclaves of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala respectively.
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 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.
Description : The largest Union Territory of India is (1) Chandigarh (2) Puducherry (3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (4) Lakshadweep
Last Answer : (3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Explanation: Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the largest Union Territory among the given options with an area of 8,249 km2. Chandigarh: 114 km2; Puducherry: 490 km2; and Lakshadweep: 30 km2.
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 : ‘Saddle Peak’ the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in (1) Great Nicobar (2) Middle Andaman (3) Little Andaman (4) North Andaman
Last Answer : North Andaman
Description : Match the following: [CDS 1999] National Parks Location A. Dudhwa National Park 1. Kullu B. Dachigam National Park 2. Lakhimpur Kheri C. Great Himalayan Park 3. Chamoli D. Nandadevi National Park 4. Srinagar A B C D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 2 3 4 1
Description : Match the following: [CDS 1999] Atomic Power Stations States A. Kakrapara 1. Rajasthan B. Narora 2. Gujarat C. Kalpakkam 3. Tamil Nadu D. Tarapur 4. Maharashtra E. Kota 5. Uttar Pradesh A B C D E (a) 1 2 3 4 5 (b) 5 4 3 2 1 (c) 2 5 3 4 1 (d) 1 4 2 3 5