Question

Between which of the following pairs of islands is the Duncan Passage located?
A.South Andaman and Little Andaman
B.Little Andaman and Car Nicobar
C.Car Nicobar and Little Nicobar
D.Little Nicobar and Great Nicobar

Answer 1

Hint: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a union territory of India located as a group of 572 islands in the Bay of Bengal right next to the Andaman Sea. The total area covered by all the islands is approximately 8,249 sq. km and only 38 islands are inhabited. The capital city of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is Port Blair and the entire union territory is divided into three districts— the North and Middle Andaman, the South Andaman and the Nicobar. The Duncan passage is a strait in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands that stretches over 48 km and is 21.9 m deep.

Complete Answer:
Option A: is correct. The Duncan passage is a strait that separates Rutland Island under South Andaman from Little Andaman. It is bound by the Bay of Bengal in the west and the Andaman Sea in the east. The nearest islands to the Duncan Passage are the Sister Islands to its north and the North Brother Island to its south.
Option B: is incorrect. The Ten Degree Channel separates Little Andaman from Car Nicobar Island and is 150 km wide.
Options C and D: are incorrect.

Note: As of 2011, the total population of the Andaman and Nicobar Island is 379,944 out of which 90% of the population was in the Andaman Islands and only 10% were in the Nicobar Islands. Over 86% of the land area of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are covered by forests mostly tropical evergreen and littoral forests. Rice, pulses are fruits that are majorly farmed in the union territory along with spices, rubber and palm on a smaller scale.