Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Indian Geography

Question:
The southernmost point of the Indian territory is ?
Options:
Indira Point
Kanyakumari
Nehru point
Nicobar Point
Correct Answer:
Indira Point
Explanation:
The southernmost part of India is known as the Indira Point. Before being named as Indira Point, after the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, this point was known as the Pygmalion Point. This point falls in the nicobar group of Islands in the Bay of Bengal and lies at 8 degrees N latitude. Kanyakumari is the southernmost point of Indian mainland.