Which of the following islands/island groups of India is of coral origin?
Lakshadweep Islands
The Lakshadweep Islands, located in the Arabian Sea off the southwestern coast of India, are made up of coral atolls and reefs formed by the deposition of skeletons of coral polyps.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, by contrast, are of tectonic and volcanic origin, being the extensions of submerged mountain ranges.
Hence, among the given options, the Lakshadweep Islands are of coral origin.
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