GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lakshadweep is a group of Indian islands in the Arabian Sea.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Lakshadweep Islands. Lakshadweep is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands in the Arabian sea, located 200 to 440 km (120 to 270 mi) off of the mainland’s southwestern coast.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lakshadweep Islands are Indian islands in the Arabian Sea. Only 10 of the total number of islands are inhabited. It is the top of the undersea mountain range called the Chagos-Lakshadweep Ridge. This is the correct option.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lakshadweep, formerly (1956–73) Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, union territory of India. It is a group of some three dozen islands scattered over some 30, 000 square miles (78, 000 square km) of the Arabian Sea off the southwestern coast of India.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Lakshadweep Islands (formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Aminidivi Islands) is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea region of Arabian Sea, 200 to 440 km (120 to 270 mi) off the southwestern coast of India. The archipelago is a union territory and is governed by the Union Government of India.