There are many general knowledge questions asked in the competitive exams which candidates are not able give the answers correctly. So, here we present Multiple Choice Questions and Answers based on the general knowledge of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands State Quiz
Answers are in BOLD
#1. In what body of water, itself a part of the Indian Ocean, are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands located?
Gulf of Mannar
Lakshadweep Sea
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
#2. What line of latitude separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands?
10° N
30° N
20° N
The equator
#3. In what time zone of the Coordinated Universal Time system (UTC) are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
UTC+5:o0
UTC+5:30
UTC+6:30
UTC+6:00
#4. What type of sub-national administrative division within India are the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Territorial autonomous district
State
Union Territory
Division
#5. What town is both the capital and the most populous city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Port Arthur
Port Blair
Kavaratti
Silvassa
#6. From what language are the names of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands derived?
Tagalog
Hindi
Punjabi
Malay
#7. What chain of islands, belonging to Myanmar, is separated by a narrow 40 kilometer channel from the northernmost Andaman island?
Ramree Islands
Cheduba Islands
Coco Islands
Mergui Archipelago
#8. There are a total of 576 islands in the Andaman Islands. Twenty-six of these are inhabited and five of these 26 are considered major islands. Of the following, which is NOT one of the five major Andaman Islands?
West Andaman
Middle Andaman
Baratang
Rutland Island
#9. The Andaman Islands are separated from the Nicobar Islands by this waterway that has a width of about 150 kilometers.
Strait of Malacca
Ten Degree Channel
Bab-el-Mandeb
Palk Strait
#10. The Nicobar Islands comprise an area about one-fourth of that of the Andaman Islands. How many islands are there in total in the Nicobar Islands?
61
40
9
22
#11. In the 1850s, the indigenous populations of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands came into direct contact with Europeans for the first time. Which of the following ethnic groups became extinct before India achieved its independence in 1947?
Jarawa
Jangil
Sentinelese
Shompen
#12. What nation invaded the Andaman Islands in 1942 and established a military base at Port Blair that lasted for over three years?
Japan
Germany
China
Russia
#13. With a height of 732 meters above sea level, this mountain is the highest point of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Mount Thullier
Indira Point
Saddle Peak
Narcondam
#14. An airport located in Port Blair with an IATA airport code of IXZ provides transportation from the Andaman Islands to two major cities of mainland India. What two mainland cities of India does IXZ serve?
Mumbai (Bombay) and Bangalore
New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram
Jaipur and Hyderabad
Kolkata (Calcutta) and Chennai (Madras)
#15. Which of the following is/are tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
Kora
Sentinelese
Onges
All the Above
#16. Which tribe of Andaman and Nicobar islands has the largest population?
Andamanese
Nicobarese
Jarawa
Shompen
#17. Total number of districts in Andaman and Nicobar Island?
3
5
7
9
#18. How many national parks are there in Andaman and Nicobar Island?
7
9
10
6
#19. Which one is most widely spoken language in Andaman and Nicobar?
Hindi
Tamil
English
Bengali
#20. Which country established first Euopean Colony in Andaman an Nicobar Island?
France
Spain
Denmark
England
#21. Which of the following city is close to Andaman and Nicobar Island?
Kolkata
Tripura
Chennai
Mumbai
#22. Which is the state animal of the islands of Andaman and Nicobar?
Dolphin
Manatte
Dugong
Sea Otter
Article last re-published on July 11, 2020.