Consider the following statements regarding the Andaman and Nicobar Islands : 1. There are 836 islands/islets/rocky outcrops. 2. The group of islands is divided by the Ten Degree Channel. 3. The Union Territory is home to tribes such as Koya, Malmi, Melacheri and Aminidivi. 4. There are more than two major ports in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A.1 only
- B.1 and 2 only
- C.1, 2 and 3
- D.2 and 4
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 1 and 2 only. The islands number 836 by the Union Territory's own count, and the Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman group from the Nicobar group.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie in the Bay of Bengal and are counted by their administration as 836 islands, islets and rocky outcrops, of which only a few dozen are inhabited. The Ten Degree Channel, running along the 10 degree north parallel, divides the Andaman Islands in the north from the Nicobar Islands in the south. The indigenous tribes here include the Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa and Sentinelese of Negrito stock and the Nicobarese and Shompen of Mongoloid stock. Koya, Malmi, Melacheri and Aminidivi are groups of Lakshadweep, so statement 3 is wrong. The Union Territory has only one major port, at Sri Vijaya Puram (formerly Port Blair), so statement 4 is wrong.
A is wrong because statement 2 is also correct. C is wrong because statement 3 describes Lakshadweep. D is wrong because statement 4 is false and statement 1 is left out.
Exam tip: Ten Degree Channel separates Andaman from Nicobar; Nine Degree Channel lies in Lakshadweep.
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