LOCATION AND STRUCTURE OF INDIA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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palk strait
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MacMohan
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Bering strait
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The Palk Straitis a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Palk Strait. Srilanka and Maldives are the island neighbors of India. India and Srilanka are separated by Palk Strait.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sri Lanka has always been connected to the Indian subcontinent that was part of Pangaea during the Permian period (250 to 300 Mya). Pangaea split apart at the end of the Triassic (200 Mya) into two supercontinents: Laurasia to the north and Gondwana drifting southward.