SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -British Isles, group of islands off the northwestern coast of Europe. The group consists of two main islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands and island groups, including the Hebrides, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Man.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British Isles are made up of: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. The United Kingdom (owned by the British crown) includes: Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. Great Britain is simply the land mass that incorporates Scotland, England and Wales.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles-a large group of islands lying off the north-western coast of Europe and separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover in the south and the North Sea in the east.