2020 · Q118
Recently islands of Andaman and Nicobar were connected with mainland by Submarine Optical Fibre Cable. Which one of the following islands was not connected initially?
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- AShaheed Island
- BSwaraj Island
- CLittle Andaman
- DPort Blair
Explanation
The Chennai-Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI) submarine cable initially connected Port Blair with Swaraj Dweep, Long Island, Rangat, Little Andaman, Kamorta, Car Nicobar and Greater Nicobar. Shaheed Dweep (Neil Island) was not among the initially connected islands. The correct answer is Shaheed Dweep.