Indian Geography | Islands

Indian Geography | Islands

1. Andaman and Nicobar are

Two Islands in Bay of Bengal
Group of Islands in Bay of Bengal
Group of Islands in Arabian Sea
Two Islands in Indian ocean

2. Number of islands in Andaman and Nicobar is

200
240
222
250

3. 'Saddle peak' the highest peak of Andaman & Nicobar is located in

Great Nicobar
Middle Andaman
Little Andaman
North Andaman

4. Which of the following is the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar group of islands?

Saddle Peak
Mount Thuillier
Mount Diavolo
Mount Koyale

5. Ten degree channel separates

Andaman from Nicobar Islands
Andaman from Myanmar
India from Sri Lanka
Lakshadweep from Maldives

6. Which one of the following pairs of: islands is separated from each other by the Ten degree channel?

Andaman and Nicobar
Nicobar and Sumatra
Maldives and Lakshadweep
Sumatra and Java

7. The Adam's Bridge begins from

Dhanushkodi
Mandapam
Pamban
Rameshwaram

8. Which of the following is geographically closest to Great Nicobar?

Sumatra
Borneo
Java
Sri Lanka

9. Barren island is located in

By of Bengal
Arabian sea
Mediterranean sea
China sea

10. Which one of the following is a volcanic island of India?

Little Andaman
Little Nicobar
Great Nicobar
Barren Island

11. The Northern part of the Western Coastal Plain of India is also known as

Karnataka Coast
Malabar
Konkan
Coromandel

12. Which of the following islands of India has volcanic origin?

Barren
Car Nicobar
Little Nicobar
North Andaman

13. Sriharikota island is located in

Near Chilka lake
Near the mouth of Mahanadi River
Near Pulicat lake
Near the mouth of Godawari River

14. Lakshadweep island is situated

In South-West India
In South India
In South-East India
In East India near West Bengal

15. Islands group Lakshadweep is

Accumulation of coral reef
Accumulation of volcano substances
Soil sedimentation
None of the above

16. Where is Lakshadweep located?

Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Pacific Ocean

17. Which of the following is a coral island?

New Moore
Car Nicobar
Andaman
Lakshadweep

18. Lakshadweep consists of how many Islands?

17
27
36
47

19. Which one of the following is one of the remotest islands from Indian coast?

Bhatkal
Henry
Minicoy
Arnala

20. Which one of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri Lanka?

Elephanta
Nicobar
Rameshwaram
Salsette

21. A large city built on an Indian island is

Panaj
Rameshwaram
Port Blair
Mumbai

22. Sir Creek dispute is between which of the following two countries?

India-Pakistan
Afghanistan-Pakistan
China-India
India-Bangladesh

23. Kori Creek lies in

Gulf of Kutch
Gulf of Khambhat
Little Rann of Kutch
Rann of Kutch