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India has ________ main islands groups.

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The correct option is A 2
  • India has 2 main island groups, namely Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar island.
  • The Lakshadweep consists of many small islands located opposite the Kerala coast in the
  • Arabian Sea. The islands of this group are formed of coral deposits called ‘atolls’ in Malayalam which refer to their ring or ‘horse-shoe’ shape.

  • The Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
  • on the other hand, are larger in size. They are more in number and more widely scattered.
  • There are about 200 islands in the Andaman group and 19 islands in the Nicobar group.

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