INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Palk Strait isolates India from Sri Lanka. It is surrounded on the south by Pamban Island (India), Adam’s (Rama’s) Bridge (a chain of shoals), the Gulf of Mannar, and Mannar Island (Sri Lanka). The southwestern division of the strait is also called Palk Bay.

Detailed explanation-2: -The chain of low islands and reefs known as Ram Sethu (aka Adam’s Bridge), which includes Mannar Island, separates the Gulf of Mannar from Palk Bay, which lies to the north between India and Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Palk Strait is a strait which is located between Tamil Nadu (India) and Jaffna District(Sri Lanka). It has a minimum depth of less than 9.1m, 85 miles long and 40-85 miles wide, and connects the Bay of Bengal with the Palk Bay. Hence the correct answer is A i.e. Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-4: -Palk Strait separates India and Sri Lanka. The strait is named after Robert Palk, who was a governor of Madras (1755–1763) during the Company Raj period. The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka.