Question

The Lakshadweep islands are of _____ origin.
A. Volcanic
B. Submerged fold mountains
C. Coral
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: An island is a piece of land that is surrounded by water on its four sides. These relief features of the earth's geography can be as small as a tiny island in a river or a lake to a huge landmass in between an ocean or sea that can be an independent country in itself. These islands can be classified into different categories based on the nature of their origin.

Complete answer:
Lakshmi Devi is a group of tiny islands in the Laccadive sea off the coast of Kerala India. Kavaratti is the capital of this Indian union territory it is a group of 36 islands and covers a small area of just 32 square kilometers. Lakshadweep is a group of Coral Islands. Talent is a type of island which is formed due to the deposition of Coral detritus and associated organic material. They usually occur in the areas that lie in the tropical and subtropical belt. These typically form a part of the coral reef which covers a huge area under the sea. The volcanic islands are also referred to as the ocean islands. Desert formed by the reduction of large volcanoes on the ocean bed. Irrespective of their heights the oceanic islands are always referred to as High Island. A few examples of these oceanic islands are Surtsey islands, the island of Hawaii, and Stromboli Island.

Thus, option (C) is correct.

Note:The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia is the largest coral reef in the world it is home to millions of species and has over 2900 individual reefs and 900 islands it covers almost 2300 kilometers.