Question

The southernmost point of India is _________ in the Great Nicobar Island.
a) Indira Point
b) Kanyakumari
c) Nehru Point
d) Rameshwaram

Answer 1

Hint: India is a vast country that is located in the Northern Hemisphere of the world. India falls between 6° 44′ and 35° 30′ north latitude and 68° 7′ and 97° 25′ east longitude.

Complete Answer:
The Andaman and Nicobar Island is a group of 572 islands in the Bay of Bengal. The islands are separated by the Ten Degree channel. The Southernmost point of India is located at the Southernmost latitude of the country.
Let us look at the options given to us
Option A- Indira point is the correct answer as it is on 6° 44 latitude. It was earlier known as Pygmalion point and is part of Nicobar district.

Option B- Kankyakumari is a town in Tamil Nadu at 8.0883° N latitude. It is the southernmost point of mainland India.

Option C- There is no such point as Nehru point in geography.

Option D- Rameswaram is a religious town in Tamil Nadu on Pamban island which is a part of Gulf of Munnar. The town is at 9.2881° N latitude.

Therefore the correct answer is option (A).

Note: Indira point, according to the 2011 census , just has four families now. The lighthouse here was built in 1972. After the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami the southernmost tip subsided 4.25m under water.