Islands

The total number of major island groups of India is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
✅ b) 2
Explanation: Andaman & Nicobar Islands in Bay of Bengal, Lakshadweep in Arabian Sea.

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie in:
a) Arabian Sea
b) Indian Ocean
c) Bay of Bengal
d) Both b and c
✅ c) Bay of Bengal

The Lakshadweep Islands are located in:
a) Bay of Bengal
b) Arabian Sea
c) Indian Ocean
d) Red Sea
✅ b) Arabian Sea

The southernmost point of India is:
a) Indira Point
b) Kanyakumari
c) Nicobar Island
d) Minicoy
✅ a) Indira Point
Explanation: Located on Great Nicobar Island.

Indira Point is located on which island?
a) Little Nicobar
b) Great Nicobar
c) Car Nicobar
d) South Andaman
✅ b) Great Nicobar

Which island group is of coral origin?
a) Andaman
b) Nicobar
c) Lakshadweep
d) Both a and c
✅ c) Lakshadweep

Which island group is of volcanic origin?
a) Andaman
b) Lakshadweep
c) Nicobar
d) Both a and c
✅ a) Andaman
Explanation: Barren Island is volcanic.

India’s only active volcano is located on:
a) Narcondam
b) Barren Island
c) Little Andaman
d) Minicoy
✅ b) Barren Island

Narcondam Island is of:
a) Coral origin
b) Sedimentary origin
c) Volcanic origin
d) Deltaic origin
✅ c) Volcanic origin

Which island lies closest to Myanmar?
a) Great Nicobar
b) South Andaman
c) Landfall Island
d) Barren Island
✅ c) Landfall Island

Which is the largest island in Andaman group?
a) North Andaman
b) South Andaman
c) Middle Andaman
d) Great Nicobar
✅ c) Middle Andaman

Which is the largest island in the Nicobar group?
a) Little Nicobar
b) Car Nicobar
c) Great Nicobar
d) Nancowry
✅ c) Great Nicobar

Which island in India is closest to equator?
a) Minicoy
b) Great Nicobar
c) Barren Island
d) Kavaratti
✅ a) Minicoy

Lakshadweep’s administrative capital is:
a) Agatti
b) Minicoy
c) Kavaratti
d) Kalpeni
✅ c) Kavaratti

Minicoy is part of:
a) Andaman
b) Nicobar
c) Lakshadweep
d) None
✅ c) Lakshadweep

Which is the only inhabited volcanic island in India?
a) Narcondam
b) Barren Island
c) Car Nicobar
d) Havelock
✅ a) Narcondam

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands were formed by:
a) Coral accumulation
b) Continental drift
c) Submarine mountains
d) Volcanic eruptions
✅ d) Volcanic eruptions

The Ten Degree Channel separates:
a) North and South Andaman
b) Andaman and Nicobar
c) Nicobar and Lakshadweep
d) India and Sri Lanka
✅ b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Nine Degree Channel separates:
a) Kalpeni and Minicoy
b) Lakshadweep and Maldives
c) Minicoy and the rest of Lakshadweep
d) Andaman and Nicobar
✅ c) Minicoy and rest of Lakshadweep

Which sea separates Andaman Islands from Myanmar?
a) Arabian Sea
b) South China Sea
c) Andaman Sea
d) Bay of Bengal
✅ c) Andaman Sea

Andaman and Nicobar Islands come under which Union Territory?
a) Puducherry
b) Lakshadweep
c) Andaman and Nicobar UT
d) Tamil Nadu
✅ c) Andaman and Nicobar UT

Lakshadweep group includes how many inhabited islands?
a) 8
b) 10
c) 12
d) 17
✅ b) 10

The climate of Andaman is:
a) Tropical desert
b) Tropical monsoon
c) Arid
d) Tundra
✅ b) Tropical monsoon

Which of the following ports is closest to Andaman?
a) Kolkata
b) Chennai
c) Vishakhapatnam
d) Port Blair
✅ d) Port Blair

What is the strategic importance of Great Nicobar?
a) Tourism
b) Fishing
c) Deep sea mining
d) Gateway to Malacca Strait
✅ d) Gateway to Malacca Strait

Which port has been proposed for development on Great Nicobar?
a) Galathea Bay Port
b) Campbell Bay Port
c) Car Nicobar Port
d) Diglipur Port
✅ a) Galathea Bay Port

Lakshadweep consists of how many coral atolls?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 12
d) 10
✅ b) 6

Which island is known for coconut and tuna industries?
a) Havelock
b) Kavaratti
c) Agatti
d) Minicoy
✅ d) Minicoy

Havelock Island was renamed as:
a) Subhash Dweep
b) Patel Dweep
c) Shaheed Dweep
d) Swaraj Dweep
✅ d) Swaraj Dweep

Neil Island was renamed as:
a) Shaheed Dweep
b) Netaji Dweep
c) Mahatma Dweep
d) Kalapani
✅ a) Shaheed Dweep

Which island is famous for scuba diving and coral viewing?
a) Havelock
b) Barren
c) Minicoy
d) Car Nicobar
✅ a) Havelock

Which island has an Indian Naval base named INS Baaz?
a) Port Blair
b) Great Nicobar
c) Minicoy
d) Agatti
✅ b) Great Nicobar

Which island lies closest to Indonesia?
a) Car Nicobar
b) Barren Island
c) Indira Point
d) Agatti
✅ c) Indira Point

Which ocean current affects the Andaman climate?
a) Canary
b) Kuroshio
c) Monsoon current
d) Equatorial counter current
✅ d) Equatorial counter current

Lakshadweep islands were historically known as:
a) Coral Chain
b) Laccadives
c) Ceylon
d) Agalegas
✅ b) Laccadives

Which tribe is found in Andaman Islands?
a) Jarawa
b) Toda
c) Khasi
d) Garo
✅ a) Jarawa

Sentinelese tribe lives on:
a) Little Nicobar
b) Middle Andaman
c) North Sentinel
d) Great Nicobar
✅ c) North Sentinel

North Sentinel Island is known for:
a) Coral mining
b) Tribal tourism
c) Protected tribe
d) Navy base
✅ c) Protected tribe (Sentinelese)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands fall under which seismic zone?
a) Zone II
b) Zone III
c) Zone IV
d) Zone V
✅ d) Zone V (very high risk)

Which group of islands is located south of Lakshadweep?
a) Seychelles
b) Maldives
c) Sri Lanka
d) Andaman
✅ b) Maldives

Lakshadweep coral islands are made of:
a) Sandstone
b) Basalt
c) Limestone
d) Granite
✅ c) Limestone

Which island group lies along the Car Nicobar Trench?
a) Lakshadweep
b) Minicoy
c) Andaman and Nicobar
d) Maldives
✅ c) Andaman and Nicobar

The Andaman group lies to the north of which channel?
a) Ten Degree Channel
b) Nine Degree Channel
c) Eight Degree Channel
d) Great Channel
✅ a) Ten Degree Channel

Lakshadweep islands are part of which state jurisdiction?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Goa
d) Union Territory
✅ d) Union Territory

Which is the largest town in Lakshadweep?
a) Minicoy
b) Kavaratti
c) Agatti
d) Kalpeni
✅ b) Kavaratti

Which island in Andaman is known for limestone caves?
a) Baratang
b) Havelock
c) Barren
d) Diglipur
✅ a) Baratang

Which island chain is closest to equator?
a) Lakshadweep
b) Maldives
c) Nicobar
d) Andaman
✅ b) Maldives

Which island has India’s only Joint Tri-Service Command?
a) Port Blair
b) Car Nicobar
c) Great Nicobar
d) Agatti
✅ a) Port Blair

Lakshadweep and Maldives together form part of:
a) Indian Craton
b) Aravalli belt
c) Chagos–Laccadive Ridge
d) Purvanchal hills
✅ c) Chagos–Laccadive Ridge

What is the significance of India’s island territories?
a) Oil reserves
b) Coastal tourism
c) Maritime security
d) Space launches
✅ c) Maritime security