Question

Andaman & Nicobar Islands is the group of how many islands?
A) 2
B) 23
C) 349
D) 297

Answer 1

572

Archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar consists of 572 islands which includes islets and rocks. Only 38 of them are permanently inhabited. there are 472 islands in Andaman and Nicobar islands. Out of these only 36 have any sort of civilisation- tribal or modern.

Answer 2

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, one of the seven union territories of India comprising 572 islands of which 37 are inhabited, are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.[5]