SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of India is
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12 miles
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360 km
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140 km
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None of these
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -India has the 18th-largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) with a total size of 2, 305, 143 km2 (890, 021 sq mi). It includes the Lakshadweep island group in the Laccadive Sea off the southwestern coast of India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands at the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indonesia has the 6th largest exclusive economic zone in the world. The total size is 6, 159, 032 km2 (2, 378, 016 sq mi). It claims an EEZ of 200 nautical miles (370 km) from its shores. This is due to the 13, 466 islands of the Indonesian Archipelago.
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