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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 155 of 200

Q155
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Physiography: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & Islands
Which of the following islands is made due to volcanic eruption?
  1. a.Narcondam
  2. b.Lakshadweep
  3. c.Minicoy
  4. d.All of the above

Answer: (A) Narcondam

Narcondam, east of the Andaman Islands, is a dormant volcanic island. Lakshadweep and Minicoy are coral islands built on atolls, so ‘All of the above’ is wrong.