Nicobar Islands
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Overview
The Nicobar Islands lie south of the Ten Degree Channel, in the Andaman and Nicobar union territory. Great Nicobar is a biosphere reserve.
The Nicobars belong to Sundaland, one of the four global biodiversity hotspots with parts in India, and, like the Andamans, they sit in seismic zone V. The islands are home to the Shompen people.
Geography and key facts
- South of the Ten Degree Channel
- Great Nicobar: biosphere reserve
- Part of the Sundaland biodiversity hotspot
- Seismic zone V
Why it matters for UPSC
Questions cover the Ten Degree Channel (2014), the Shompen tribe (2009), the Barren Island volcano (2018), coral reefs (2014) and biodiversity hotspots (2010).
Note for UPSC
South of the Ten Degree Channel; Great Nicobar is a biosphere reserve.
Questions cover island groups, channels between them and their geography.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2026 · Q23With reference to the climate of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which of the following statements is/are correct ? Select the answer using the code given below :…
- UPSC Prelims 2018 · Q85Consider the following statements : Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?…
- UPSC Prelims 2015 · Q38Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?…
- UPSC Prelims 2014 · Q3Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the 'Ten Degree Channel'?…
- UPSC Prelims 2014 · Q41Which of the following have coral reefs? Select the correct answer using the code given below.…
- UPSC Prelims 2010 · Q20Consider the following statements : Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?…
- UPSC Prelims 2009 · Q81In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found ?…
- UPSC Prelims 2008 · Q25Consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?…
- UPSC Prelims 2008 · Q145Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks?…
- UPSC Prelims 2004 · Q14In which one of the following Union Territories, do the people of the Onge tribe live?…
- UPSC Prelims 1999 · Q84As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of Union Territories had the highest literacy rate?…
- UPSC Prelims 1997 · Q57The tribal population in Andaman and Nicobar Islands belongs to the…
- UPSC Prelims 1996 · Q48'Saddle Peak', the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is located in…
- UPSC Prelims 1996 · Q84The Palk Bay lies between…
- UPSC Prelims 1995 · Q32“Monoculture of commercially viable trees is destroying the unique natural profile of ……… Thoughtless exploitation of timber, deforesting vast tracts for palm cultivation…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Nicobar Islands.
Key facts
- Type
- Island group
- State / UT
- Andaman and Nicobar
- Coordinates
- 7.083°N, 93.800°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 15 questions · 2026, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2004, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1995
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.