Question

Which of the following indian islands lies between india and sri lanka.

 a. Elephanta
 b. Rameshwaram
 c. Nicobar
 d. Salsette

Answer 1

Hint:
- This island is also known as Pamban island.
- It is a part of tamil nadu.Also the largest island of tamil nadu by area.
- This island is also a pilgrimage centre.

Complete solution:

Elephanta
- This is also known as gharapuri.
- It is located in mumbai.
- This is a popular tourist place because of its elephanta caves.(rock cut temples).
- This is thickly wooded with palm ,mango trees.
- Here main cultivation is rice and fishing, and repairing boats is the main occupation.

Rameshwaram-
- This is the island groups of peninsular india.
- Located in between Sri lanka and tamil nadu.
- This island has few hillocks of which the tallest is mt. Gandamadana.
- This is a pilgrimage site because of its conception that lord rama conceived the idea of constructing a bridge to srilanka from here.
- - It is not suitable for cultivation because most of its part is covered with sand.
Coconut and palm trees are found in abundance here.

Nicobar
- These are located in the indian ocean .
- it is separated from Thailand by the Andaman sea.
- They form a part of unionterritpry of andaman and nicobar island.
- Major islands found here are car nicobar ,great nicobar, little nicobar.

Salsette
- This is an island of maharashtra.
- It is one of the most densely populated island of world
- This island is found in arabian sea.
- The island of tromboy is also a part of salsette now.


Option A elephanta is wrong because this is present in mumbai.
Option B rameswaram is right because this is between india and sri lanka
Option C nicobar are also wrong as it is in the upper reaches of indian ocean
Option D salsette is also wrong as it is also in maharashtra.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
- Salsette island was under control of portugues during british rule.
- Unesco declared nicobar islands as one of the world network of biosphere reserves
- The elephanta caves are also in the Unesco world heritage site.