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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Teressa Island is located in which of the following union territories of India?
A
Lakshadweep
B
Puducherry
C
Daman & Diu
D
Andaman and Nicobar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Teressa Island (Tarasa Dwip), roughly crescent-shaped and low in its central part, lies 6.5 miles SE of Chowra Island. The island has a surface area of 101.26 km². It appears as two separate islands from the offing. The N end of the island is 250m high.

Detailed explanation-2: -The name Lakshadweep in Malayalam and Sanskrit means ‘a hundred thousand islands’. India’s smallest Union Territory Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has a vast mainland. Besides this, the country has also two groups of islands. The two groups of islands are - the Lakshadweep Islands and the Andaman and Nicobar islands.

Detailed explanation-4: -Andaman and Nicobar Islands, union territory, India, consisting of two groups of islands at the southeastern edge of the Bay of Bengal.

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