20 questions in 15 minutes on Andaman and Nicobar general knowledge — the 836 islands and the 31 that are inhabited, the Ten Degree Channel and Duncan Passage, Saddle Peak and Barren Island, the Cellular Jail and the freedom struggle, the six indigenous tribes, the three districts, the national parks, and the renaming of Port Blair to Sri Vijaya Puram.
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 20 questions to be solved in 15 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- Which sea lies to the east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
- A. Bay of Bengal
- B. Arabian Sea
- C. Laccadive Sea
- D. Andaman Sea
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Answer: D. Andaman Sea
The Bay of Bengal lies to the west and the Andaman Sea to the east.
- The population of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as per the 2011 Census was approximately:
- A. 4.8 lakh
- B. 2.8 lakh
- C. 3.8 lakh
- D. 5.6 lakh
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Answer: C. 3.8 lakh
The 2011 Census recorded 3,80,581 people.
- The Onge tribe is primarily settled on which island?
- A. Havelock
- B. Baratang
- C. Car Nicobar
- D. Little Andaman
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Answer: D. Little Andaman
The Onge live on Little Andaman.
- The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve includes which two national parks?
- A. Campbell Bay and Galathea
- B. Saddle Peak and Mount Harriet
- C. Wandoor and Rani Jhansi
- D. Middle Button and South Button
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Answer: A. Campbell Bay and Galathea
Campbell Bay National Park and Galathea National Park lie within the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve.
- Which are the official languages of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
- A. Hindi and Bengali
- B. Hindi and English
- C. English and Tamil
- D. Bengali and Tamil
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Answer: B. Hindi and English
Hindi and English are the official languages.
- Which freedom fighter, known for writing on the walls of his cell, was imprisoned in the Cellular Jail from 1911?
- A. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
- B. Chandrashekhar Azad
- C. Bhagat Singh
- D. Ram Prasad Bismil
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Answer: A. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was transported to the Cellular Jail in 1911.
- Port Blair was officially renamed in September 2024 as:
- A. Swaraj Puram
- B. Shaheed Nagar
- C. Netaji Nagar
- D. Sri Vijaya Puram
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Answer: D. Sri Vijaya Puram
Port Blair was renamed Sri Vijaya Puram on 13 September 2024.
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose renamed the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as:
- A. Swaraj and Shaheed Dweep
- B. Azad and Hind Dweep
- C. Veer and Bharat Dweep
- D. Jai and Hind Dweep
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Answer: A. Swaraj and Shaheed Dweep
In 1943 Netaji named the Andaman group Shaheed and the Nicobar group Swaraj.
- Which is the headquarters of the North and Middle Andaman district?
- A. Mayabunder
- B. Diglipur
- C. Rangat
- D. Baratang
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Answer: A. Mayabunder
Mayabunder is the district headquarters of North and Middle Andaman.
- The Ten Degree Channel separates:
- A. Great Nicobar from Sumatra
- B. Andaman Islands from Nicobar Islands
- C. India from Myanmar
- D. South Andaman from Little Andaman
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Answer: B. Andaman Islands from Nicobar Islands
The Ten Degree Channel, running along the 10° N parallel, divides the Andaman group from the Nicobar group.
- Which is the headquarters of the Nicobar district?
- A. Campbell Bay
- B. Car Nicobar
- C. Katchal
- D. Nancowry
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Answer: B. Car Nicobar
Car Nicobar is the headquarters of the Nicobar district.
- The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a Union Territory:
- A. With a bicameral legislature
- B. With a partial legislature
- C. Without a legislature
- D. With a legislature
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Answer: C. Without a legislature
It is a Union Territory without a legislature, administered by a Lieutenant Governor.
- The Andaman and Nicobar Islands were severely affected by a tsunami in which year?
- A. 2001
- B. 2004
- C. 2007
- D. 2011
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Answer: B. 2004
The Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004 caused heavy damage, particularly in the Nicobar group.
- Saddle Peak is located in which part of the islands?
- A. South Andaman
- B. Great Nicobar
- C. North Andaman
- D. Middle Andaman
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Answer: C. North Andaman
Saddle Peak is in North Andaman, near Diglipur.
- How many of the islands are inhabited?
- A. 38
- B. 31
- C. 52
- D. 26
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Answer: B. 31
Only 31 of the 836 islands are inhabited.
- How many Lok Sabha seats does the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have?
- A. Two
- B. None
- C. One
- D. Three
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Answer: C. One
The UT elects one member to the Lok Sabha and has no Rajya Sabha representation.
- How many islands, islets and rocky outcrops make up the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
- A. 572
- B. 324
- C. 836
- D. 1,024
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Answer: C. 836
The Administration puts the total at 836 islands, islets and rocky outcrops. The often-quoted figure of 572 counts islands only.
- Which of these tribes is NOT indigenous to the Andaman group of islands?
- A. Shompen
- B. Onge
- C. Jarawa
- D. Sentinelese
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Answer: A. Shompen
The Shompen are indigenous to Great Nicobar. The Andaman tribes are the Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa and Sentinelese.
- The Cellular Jail was designed so that no prisoner could see another. How many individual cells did it contain?
- A. 750
- B. 693
- C. 580
- D. 624
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Answer: B. 693
The jail had 693 solitary cells, which is why it is called "Cellular".
- The limestone caves of the Andamans are a well-known attraction on which island?
- A. Viper Island
- B. Long Island
- C. Baratang
- D. Neil
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Answer: C. Baratang
Baratang Island is known for its limestone caves and mud volcanoes.
Andaman GK counts under General Awareness, which is 50 of 150 marks at Matric level, 50 of 200 at Higher Secondary level and 40 of 200 in the police paper. Other sectional tests and the full mocks are on the mock test page.
Original questions written by AndamanJobs from official Andaman and Nicobar Administration sources. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it and correct it.