Islands of India
From the volcanic Andamans to coral Lakshadweep to river islands, with the channels and the southernmost point.
Asked in exams
Actual questions from UPSC and state PCS papers that this map answers. The key detail column carries the correct fact behind each question.
| Exam | Question | Key detail |
|---|---|---|
| UPPCS | Narcondam = trap option for the active volcano | — |
| UPPCS | Highest peak in A&N: Saddle Peak | — |
| UPSC 2018 | Barren Island is an active volcano in India ✓ | only statement 1 |
| UPPCS | Only active volcano in India: Barren Island | — |
| UPPCS | Sentinelese: Andaman and Nicobar | — |
| UPPCS | Port Blair: South Andaman | — |
| UPSC 1982 | Duncan Passage: South Andaman and Little Andaman | — |
| UPSC 2004 | Onge tribe: Andaman and Nicobar Islands | — |
| UPSC 2014 | Ten Degree Channel: Andaman and Nicobar | — |
| UPPCS | Separates Andaman from Nicobar: 10° Channel | — |
| UPSC 1997 | A&N tribes belong to the Negroid race | Nicobarese are the exception |
| UPSC 2017 | Closest to Great Nicobar: Sumatra | — |
| UPSC 2009 | Shompen tribe: Nicobar Islands | — |
| UPSC 1986 | Southernmost part of India: Tamil Nadu | mainland |
| UPPCS | Southernmost point of India: Indira Point | — |
| UPPCS | Smallest UT by area: Lakshadweep | — |
| UPPCS | Lakshadweep: highest coconut yield per hectare ✓ | — |
| UPPCS | Nine Degree Channel: between Kavaratti and Minicoy | — |
| UPSC 1998 | Floating islands in Manipur: phumdis | — |
| UPPCS | Most populated island of India: Salsette | — |
| UPSC 1999 | First marine sanctuary: Gulf of Kachchh | — |
| UPPCS | Capital of Lakshadweep: Kavaratti | — |
| UPPCS | Largest island of Lakshadweep: Minicoy | — |
| UPPCS | Narcondam is a dormant volcano | the active one is Barren Island |
About this map
The islands and channels of the Andaman-Nicobar and Lakshadweep groups plus the famous river and coastal islands. Each marker notes the group, the separating channel, and the exam tag.
Channels are asked as dividers: which channel separates which islands (Ten Degree, Eight Degree, Nine Degree). Barren (active volcano) versus Narcondam (dormant) is the single most repeated island question.
Strategic islands (Great Nicobar, Agalega is not ours) appear through the Indo-Pacific angle. Majuli, Srirangam and Sriharikota are asked as river or coastal islands, not oceanic ones.