{"id":1113,"date":"2023-06-21T20:44:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:06:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:36:57","slug":"q-which-one-of-the-following-pairs-of-islands-is-separated-from-each-other-by-the-ten-degree-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-one-of-the-following-pairs-of-islands-is-separated-from-each-other-by-the-ten-degree-channel","title":{"rendered":"Q. Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the \u2018Ten Degree Channel\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Andaman and Nicobar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicobar and Sumatra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maldives and Lakshadweep<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sumatra and Java<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) Andaman and Nicobar<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Andaman and Nicobar<\/strong>are separated by a water body which is called the&nbsp;<strong>Ten-degree channel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Lakshadweep Islands and Maliku Atoll<\/strong>&nbsp;are separated by the<strong>&nbsp;Nine-degree channel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Grand Channel<\/strong>&nbsp;is between the&nbsp;<strong>Great Nicobar islands and the Sumatra islands of Indonesia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Minicoy channel<\/strong>&nbsp;is a small&nbsp;<strong>eight-degree channel&nbsp;<\/strong>that separates&nbsp;<strong>Maldives and Lakshadweep<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sumatra and Java<\/strong>&nbsp;are separated by&nbsp;<strong>Sunda Strait<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10, 9, 8 Degree Channel - Why they are called so?\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UCaT8q5Pzk0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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