The Palk Strait separates which of the following countries from India?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Myanmar
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (C) only
The Palk Strait lies between Tamil Nadu and the northern tip of Sri Lanka (the Jaffna peninsula), joining the Bay of Bengal with Palk Bay. It is named after Robert Palk, a governor of Madras in the eighteenth century.