SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sri Lanka and Maldives
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India and Sri Lanka
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India and Maldives
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Both A & B
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Detailed explanation-1: -Palk Strait, inlet of the Bay of Bengal between southeastern India and northern Sri Lanka. It is bounded 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).
Detailed explanation-2: -Palk Strait is a narrow passage way of water between India (Tamil Nadu) and the island nation of Sri Lanka (Mannar district).
Detailed explanation-3: -Across the sea to the south, lie our island neighbours-Sri Lanka and Maldives. Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Palk Strait.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Sri Lanka. The Palk Strait is a strait between India and Srilanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Gulf of Mannar in the southwest. This chain extends between Dhanushkodi on Pamban (Rameswaram) Island in Tamil Nadu and Mannar Island in Sri Lanka.