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Recently, islands of Andaman and Nicobar were connected with mainland by Submarine Optical Fibre Cable. Which one of the following islands was not<\/em> connected initially?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Shaheed Island” option2=”Swaraj Island” option3=”Little Andaman” option4=”Port Blair” correct=”option3″]<\/p>\n

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This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n
UPSC CDS-2 – 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nThe Submarine Optical Fibre Cable project connected Chennai to Port Blair and then branched out to several other islands in Andaman and Nicobar. While Port Blair was the primary landing point for the cable from the mainland, the question asks which *island* was *not* connected initially. Based on common lists of islands receiving branches from the Port Blair hub upon inauguration (like Swaraj Dweep, Shaheed Dweep, and Little Andaman which are among the options), Port Blair itself serves a different role as the main hub from the mainland. Although technically connected, it is distinct from the other islands that received branch connectivity from Port Blair. Given the likely intent of the question, Port Blair is the most plausible answer as being different in its mode of initial connection within the archipelago network compared to the other islands listed, which received spurs from the Port Blair hub.
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\nThe project involved a main cable from Chennai to Port Blair, with branches extending from Port Blair to other islands.
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\nThe project, inaugurated in August 2020, aimed to provide high-speed internet connectivity to the islands. The initial list of islands connected included Port Blair, Swaraj Dweep (Havelock), Shaheed Dweep (Neil), Long Island, Rangat, Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, and Campbell Bay, although some sources list slightly different initial sets. However, Shaheed, Swaraj, and Little Andaman are consistently listed among the islands receiving branch connections from Port Blair.
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Recently, islands of Andaman and Nicobar were connected with mainland by Submarine Optical Fibre Cable. Which one of the following islands was not connected initially? [amp_mcq option1=”Shaheed Island” option2=”Swaraj Island” option3=”Little Andaman” option4=”Port Blair” correct=”option3″] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-2 – 2020 Download PDFAttempt Online The Submarine Optical Fibre Cable project connected … <\/p>\n

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