Question

The Lakshadweep and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands in India are classified as ________.
A. LAC
B. UT (Union territories)
C. States
D. Deserts

Answer 1

Hint: The Lakshadweep is a group of islands in the Lakshadweep Sea and is at a distance of 200 to 440 km from the southwestern coast of India. Lakshadweep means ‘one hundred thousand islands’ in Sanskrit. It covers an area of 32.62 sq. km and has a population of 70,365. The region of Lakshadweep comes under the jurisdiction of the Kerala High Court. Kavaratti is the capital of Lakshadweep.

Complete answer: - Option A: LAC is called Line of Actual Control that is a demarcation line that separates the Indian-controlled territory from Chinese-controlled territory and is a part of the Sino-Indian border dispute. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option B: UT (Union Territory) is a type of administrative division and don’t have their own government and are governed by the Central Government of India. There are eight union territories in India. Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands were declared as a union territory in 1956. Hence, this is the correct option.
- Option C: State is a type of administrative division that has its own government. There are 28 states in India. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option D: Desert is an area that is barren and has very little precipitation, which makes the living conditions hostile. Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep are Islands. Hence, this is an incorrect option.

Hence, The correct answer is Option C.

Note: The Andaman & Nicobar Islands are a group of 572 islands and lie in the Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal lies to the west. The Andaman Islands and Nicobar islands are separated by the Ten Degree Channel and the capital is Port Blair. It comes under the jurisdiction of Kolkata High Court. It has a total area of 8,250 sq. km and has a population of 380,520.