Quiz on Major Water Channels of India
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Q. The 8° Channel separates which of the following?
A. Minicoy and Kavaratti
B. Maldives and Minicoy
C. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
D. India and Sri Lanka
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: The 8° Channel separates Minicoy Island (India) from the Maldives.
Q. The 9° Channel lies between which two islands?
A. Minicoy and Maldives
B. Kavaratti and Minicoy
C. South Andaman and Little Andaman
D. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: The 9° Channel separates Kavaratti and Minicoy islands in Lakshadweep.
Q. The 10° Channel separates which of the following?
A. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
B. South Andaman and Little Andaman
C. Great Nicobar and Sumatra
D. Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka
Correct: Option (A)
Explanation: The 10° Channel separates Little Andaman from Car Nicobar.
Q. The Great Channel separates Great Nicobar from which island?
A. Java
B. Borneo
C. Sumatra
D. Sri Lanka
Correct: Option (C)
Explanation: The Great Channel separates Great Nicobar Island from Sumatra (Indonesia).
Q. Palk Strait lies between which two regions?
A. India and Maldives
B. Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka
C. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
D. India and Myanmar
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: The Palk Strait separates Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka.
Q. The Duncan Passage separates which two islands?
A. Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
B. South Andaman and Little Andaman
C. North Andaman and Middle Andaman
D. Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: The Duncan Passage separates South Andaman and Little Andaman Islands.
Q. The Coco Strait separates North Andaman from which island?
A. Sri Lanka
B. Minicoy
C. Coco Island (Myanmar)
D. Sumatra
Correct: Option (C)
Explanation: The Coco Strait lies between North Andaman and Coco Island of Myanmar.
Q. The Gulf of Mannar lies between which of the following?
A. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
B. Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka
C. India and Maldives
D. Lakshadweep and Kerala
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: The Gulf of Mannar lies between the southeastern coast of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
Q. The Sethusamudram Project aims to connect which two water bodies?
A. Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
B. Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar
C. Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
D. Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea
Correct: Option (B)
Explanation: The Sethusamudram Project proposes a navigable channel connecting the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
Q. Which water channel separates Little Andaman from Car Nicobar?
A. 8° Channel
B. 9° Channel
C. 10° Channel
D. Coco Strait
Correct: Option (C)
Explanation: The 10° Channel separates Little Andaman and Car Nicobar.