Which of the following water bodies separate India from Sri Lanka ?
Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar
Sri Lanka lies off the south-eastern tip of peninsular India, and the two are separated by a narrow stretch of sea.
The Palk Strait lies between Tamil Nadu and the Jaffna peninsula in the north, while the Gulf of Mannar lies to the south of the chain of shoals called Adam’s Bridge (Ram Setu). Together these two water bodies separate India from Sri Lanka.
The Eight Degree Channel separates Minicoy from the Maldives and the Nine Degree Channel separates Minicoy from the main Lakshadweep group. The Ten Degree Channel separates Little Andaman from Car Nicobar and Duncan Passage separates South Andaman from Little Andaman. The Gulf of Kachchh and the Gulf of Khambhat are inlets on the Gujarat coast.
Palk Strait and Gulf of Mannar option is correct.
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