Question

Which of the following is the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland ?
(A) Trinkat
(B) Cape Comorin
(C) Cape Capricorn
(D) None of these

Answer 1

Hint: India is a vast country. Lying entirely in the Northern hemisphere the main land extends between latitudes 8°4’N and 37°6’N and longitudes 68°7’E and 97°25’E It is the southernmost tip of peninsular India and Indian subcontinent.

Complete answer:
The southernmost point of India, Kanyakumari is a small town located in Tamil Nadu which is surrounded , Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. Kanyakumari also known as Cape Comorin is the southern tip of India. It was named Cape Comorin by the britishers because Cape means the land which Infiltrated into the sea and comorin is the former name of the area.They used the term Cape to mention the identical landmark of comorin to their traders and sailors.

Despite being an area of a historically Tamil majority populace, In earlier times Thiruvananthapuram district were separated to form the new district of Kanyakumari during the formation of the new state of Kerala, and they were made a part of the Madras presidency in 1956. Kanyakumari district is the southern tip of peninsular India. It is also referred as "Land's End".The district is bordered by the Laccadive Sea on the southeastern, the southern and the southwestern sides. However, the southernmost point of Republic of India is at Indira Point on Nicobar Island.

Therefore the correct answer is option (B) cape comorin.

Note: It is the southernmost tip of India and the Indian subcontinent, and is surrounded by the seas of 3 sides, the Arabian sea which is on the east side, Bay of Bengal on the west side and Indian ocean.