Islands

Islands

Total Questions: 14

1. "Saddle peak" the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar is located in- [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (d) North Andaman
Solution:Saddle Peak (732 m) is the highest peak of Andaman island is located near Diglipur on North Andaman Island.

2. Which of the following is the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar group of islands? [U.P.P.S.C.(PRE) 2009]

Correct Answer: (a) Saddle peak
Solution:Saddle Peak (732 m) is the highest peak of Andaman island is located near Diglipur on North Andaman Island.

3. Andaman and Nicobar are- [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE) 1993]

Correct Answer: (b) Group of islands in Bay of Bengal
Solution:Andaman and Nicobar Island, located in the Bay of Bengal.

4. Number of islands in Andaman and Nicobar is- [Jharkhand P.C.S.(Pre) 2003]

Correct Answer: (a) 836
Solution:Total number of islands (Islands/Islets/Rock Outcrops) in
Andaman and Nicobar is 836.

5. Ten degree channel separates- [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2005]

Correct Answer: (a) Andaman from Nicobar Islands
Solution:Ten degree channel separates Andaman group of Island from
Nicobar group of Island. The expansion of the channel is
about 150 km. It is parallel to 10° North latitude so it is called
10 degree channel.

6. Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the Ten degree channel'? [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 2014]

Correct Answer: (a) Andaman and Nicobar
Solution:Ten degree channel separates Andaman group of Island from
Nicobar group of Island. The expansion of the channel is
about 150 km. It is parallel to 10° North latitude so it is called
10 degree channel.

7. Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated by 10 degree channel'? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A.(Spl)(PRE) 2010]

Correct Answer: (c) Andaman and Nicobar
Solution:Ten degree channel separates Andaman group of Island from
Nicobar group of Island. The expansion of the channel is
about 150 km. It is parallel to 10° North latitude so it is called
10 degree channel.

8. Consider the following statements: [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 2018]

The Barren island is an island located in Andaman sea, dominated by Barren Volcano, the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia. It is a part of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Hence statement 1 is correct.  

It lies about 135 km, northeast of the Union territory's capital Port Blair and about 540 km from Great Nicobar. Hence statement 2 is incorrect.

The volcano erupted for the first time (as per the records) in 1787. In 1991 there was another eruption that lasted for about six months and was particularly harmful to island's fauna. However there were eruptions in 1994-95 and 2005-06, the latter considered to be linked to the 2004 Indian ocean earthquake. Hence statement 3 is incorrect.

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

9. Barren island is located in- [U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]

Correct Answer: (a) Bay of Bengal
Solution:The Barren Island is located in the Andaman Sea in the
Bay of Bengal is about 135 km northeast from Port Blair.
It is the only active volcano in South Asia. It first erupted
(recorded) in 1787.

10. Which of the following islands of India has a volcanic origin? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) Barren
Solution:The Barren Island is located in Andaman. It is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia. It is a part of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Island.