SSC MTS EXAM

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. The islands comprise of 32 sq km.

Detailed explanation-2: -The area of Andaman and Nicobar is 8249 sq km and it is the largest union territory in terms of area.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kavaratti is the capital of the Union Territory Lakshadweep in India. The Island of Kavaratti lies 360Km of the coast of the State of Kerala at 10.57°N 72.64°E. is the closest major city on the Indian mainland at a distance of 404 km (218 nmi).

Detailed explanation-4: –Option D: Lakshadweep is a union territory and a group of islands in the Lakshadweep Sea to the southwestern coast of India. Kavaratti is the capital. It is the smallest union territory having an area of 32.62 sq. km.