INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

INDIAN ISLANDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the earlier name of Lakshadweep Islands?
A
Minicoy
B
Amindive
C
Laccadive
D
All of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lakshadweep, formerly (1956–73) Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, union territory of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Independent India The new territory was called Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands before adopting the Lakshadweep name on 1 November 1973.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -History of Lakshadweep The islands of present-day Lakshadweep were first mentioned by a Greek sailor in the 1st century ce as a source of tortoise shell. Muslim missionary activity in the 7th century and continued contact with Arab traders eventually led to the conversion of all the islanders to Islam.

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