GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s smallest Union Territory Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km. It is a uni-district Union Territory and is comprised of 12 atolls, three reefs, five submerged banks and ten inhabited islands.

Detailed explanation-2: -An archipelago (/ˌɑːrkəˈpɛləˌɡoʊ/ ( listen) AR-kə-PEL-ə-goh), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Solution: The Lakshadweep islands are situated in the Arabian sea, near the Malabar coast in the west. These islands have an area of 32 km2.