Description : Which of the following represents the southernmost geographical unit of India? (a) Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) (b) Rameshwaram (c) Lakshadweep (d) Great Nicobar Island
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
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 : . 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 : 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 : The southernmost point of India is – (1) Kanyalcurnari (2) Rameswaram (3) Dhanushkodi (4) Indira Point
Last Answer : (4) Indira Point Explanation: The southernmost point of India is Indira Point.
Description : The second largest river basin in India is of the river: [CBI 1994] (a) Brahmaputra (b) Narmada (c) Krishna (d) Godavari
Description : Duncan Passage is situated between: [CDS 1999] (a) Minicoy and Amindiv (b) Minicoy and Maldives (c) Little Andaman and Car Nicobar (d) South Andaman and Little Andaman
Description : Where is Pygmalion Point also known as Indira Point? (a) Lakshadweep (b) Andman and Nicobar Islands (c) Rameswaram (d) Point Calimere
Description : The southernmost point of India is located in: (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Little Andaman (d) Great Nicobar
Description : Which of the following is wrongly matched? (a) Shompens - Andaman and Nicobar (b) Minicoy - Lakshadweep (c) Khasi - Mizoram (d) Garo – Chhatisgarh
Description : The southernmost point of India is (1) Kanyakumari (2) Rameswaram (3) Dhanushkodi (4) Indira Point
Last Answer : Indira Point
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 : Which is the largest southernmost single island in India? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Which is the largest southernmost single island in India?
Last Answer : Great Nicobar Island
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
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
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
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : What is the subsidence occurred at Great Nicobar Island due to 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake? (A) 5 m (B) 3 m (C) 10 m (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) 3 m
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 : 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 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 : '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 : 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
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 : '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 : Indian monsoon is marked by seasonal shift caused by: [Teachers' Exam 1994] (a) differential heating of land and sea (b) cold winds of Central Asia (c) great uniformity of temperature (d) None of these
Description : The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges of which the oldest range is : [IAS 1994] (a) the Siwalik Range (b) the Lesser Himalayas (c) the Great Himalayan Range (d) the Dhaula Dhar Range
Last Answer : St. Martin's Island is located in the southernmost part of Bangladesh.
Last Answer : Chhera Island is located in the southernmost part of Bangladesh.
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
Description : Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which island? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'South Andaman'
Description : Which one of the following High Courts has the territorial jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Island? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Calcutta (Kolkata) (3) Madras (Chennai) (4) Odisha
Last Answer : (2) Calcutta (Kolkata) Explanation: The Calcutta High Court has the territorial jurisdiction over West Bengal, it is having circuit bench at Port Blair.
Description : Which is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Island
Last Answer : Indonesia
Description : Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in which island?
Last Answer : South Andaman
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 or the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka? (a) Elephanta (b) Rameshwaram (c) Nicobar (d) Salsette
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 : 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 : The southern Up of India is – (1) Cape Comorin (2) Point Calimere (3) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands (4) Kovalam in Trivandrum
Last Answer : (3) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands Explanation: Indira Point is the name given for the southern-most tip of Republic of India. It has situated on Great Nicobar Island in the Nicobar Islands ... names that including Pygmalion Point, Parsons Point, and for a brief period of time India Point.
Description : The Southern tip of India is – (1) Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari) (2) Point Calimere (3) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands (4) Kovalam in Thiruvanan-thapuram
Last Answer : (3) Indira Point in Nicobar Islands Explanation: Indira Point is the southernmost point of the Nicobar island lot located on the Great Nicobar Island. It was formerly known by various names ... is working as a towering feature and as an important landmark for the ships coming from Malacca.
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 : 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 : 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 : The climate of India is: [UP PCS 1994] (a) tropical climate (b) sub-tropical climate (c) savanna type of climate (d) subtropical monsoon
Description : Which one of the following lakes in India has the highest Water salinity? [NDA 1994] (a) Dal (b) Chilka (c) Wular (d) Sambhar
Description : The Naga hills form the watershed between India and: [IES 1994] (a) China (b) Myanmar (c) Bhutan (d) Bangladesh
Description : The highest waterfall in India is : [PCS 1994] (a) Sivasundaram (b) Jog (c) Courtallam (d) Hogenakal