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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 186 of 200

Q186
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Physiography: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & Islands
Little Andaman is separated from the Great Andaman by which of the following geographical entity?
  1. a.Indira Point
  2. b.Duncan Passage
  3. c.Saddle Peak
  4. d.Pico Island

Answer: (B) Duncan Passage

The Duncan Passage separates Little Andaman from the Great Andaman group, lying between South Andaman (Rutland Island) and Little Andaman. The Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands. Indira Point on Great Nicobar is the southernmost point of India. Saddle Peak in North Andaman is the highest point of the islands.