The Indira Point, the southernmost point of India, is located on:
Correct answer: (D) Great Nicobar Island.
Indira Point, India’s southernmost point, is at the extreme southern tip of Great Nicobar Island.
Explanation
Indira Point is the extreme southern point of Great Nicobar, which the official Nicobars geography page describes as the southernmost land mass of the Nicobar group of islands. The same source notes that this point was earlier known as Pygmalion Point and is now called Indira Point. That is why Great Nicobar Island is the correct answer, not a mainland location. The given explanation’s latitude also reinforces the distinction: Indira Point lies at about 6°45'N, while Kanyakumari lies farther north at about 8°4'N and is only the southernmost point of mainland India. The question tests whether the aspirant reads “India” as the whole territory, not just the mainland.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Kanyakumari is the southernmost point of mainland India, but Indira Point is farther south and belongs to Great Nicobar Island.
- (B) Little Andaman Island lies north of the Nicobar Islands, so it cannot contain India’s southernmost point.
- (C) Minicoy Island is in Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea, west of the mainland, whereas Indira Point is on Great Nicobar Island.
Concept
This tests India’s extreme points and the mainland-versus-island distinction in Indian geography. It recurs in RAS because map-based questions often turn on precise territorial wording.