MCQs on Lakshadweep SET-2
Q16: When was the Union Territory of Lakshadweep formed?
[A] 1947
[B] 1950
[C] 1956
[D] 1960
Answer –[C] 1956
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Q17: How many islands out of the total 36 in Lakshadweep are inhabited?
[A] 5
[B] 10
[C] 15
[D] 20
Answer –[B] 10
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Q18: What was the population of Lakshadweep according to the 2011 Indian census?
[A] 36,548
[B] 52,714
[C] 64,473
[D] 78,629
Answer –[C] 64,473
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Q19. What is the local name for Minicoy Island?
[A] Viringili
[B] Maliku
[C] Trivandrum
[D] Lakshadweep
Answer –[B] Maliku
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Q20: Which school of the Sunni sect do most of the Muslim population in Lakshadweep belong to?
[A] Hanafi
[B] Maliki
[C] Shafi
[D] Hanbali
Answer –[C] Shafi
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Q21: To which Indian state’s people are the islanders of Lakshadweep ethnically similar?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Kerala
[D] Andhra Pradesh
Answer –[C] Kerala
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Q22: Which dialect of Malayalam is spoken in the inhabited islands of Lakshadweep, excluding Minicoy?
[A] Namboodiri
[B] Nair
[C] Ponnani
[D] Jeseri
Answer –[D] Jeseri
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Q23: Which dialect is used on the southernmost island of Lakshadweep, Minicoy?
[A] Malayalam
[B] Mahl
[C] Ponnani
[D] Jeseri
Answer –[B] Mahl
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Q24: Which script was used to write Jeseri until the British Raj?
[A] Devanagari
[B] Ponnani
[C] Arabic
[D] Latin
Answer –[B] Ponnani
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Q25: The culture of Lakshadweep is said to be almost similar to which community in the nearest mainland state of Kerala.
[A] Nairs
[B] Mappilas
[C] Ezhavas
[D] Christians
Answer –[B] Mappilas
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Q26: Which island in Lakshadweep has an airport?
[A] Minicoy
[B] Agatti
[C] Amindivi
[D] Laccadive
Answer –[B] Agatti
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Q27: What is the main occupation of the people in Lakshadweep?
[A] Agriculture
[B] Tourism
[C] Fishing and Coconut Coir Extraction
[D] Handicrafts
Answer –[C] Fishing and Coconut Coir Extraction
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Q28: Which fish item is the main export of Lakshadweep?
[A] COD
[B] Tuna
[C] Trout
[D] Salmon
Answer –[B] Tuna
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Q29: What is the etymological meaning of the term “Lakshadweep”?
[A] “Thousand Islands”
[B] “Ten Thousand Islands”
[C] “One Hundred Islands”
[D] “One Lakh Islands”
Answer –[D] “One Lakh Islands”
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Q30: Who is traditionally credited with bringing Islam to Lakshadweep according to popular tradition?
[A] Ubaidullah
[B] Tipu Sultan
[C] Arakkal
[D] Jeseri
Answer –[A] Ubaidullah
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