Question

Which is the lowest point of India?
1. Wayanad
2. Kuttanad
3. Chettinad
4. Indira Point

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Kuttanad

The correct answer is Kuttanad.

• Kuttanad is the lowest point of India.
  • Kuttanad is a region that covers the Alappuzha, Kottayam, and Pathanamthitta Districts, in the state of Kerala.
  • The region has the lowest altitude in the country and is one of the rarest places in the world where farming is carried on around 1.2 to 3.0 meters (4 to 10 ft) below sea level.
  • Paddy is the major cultivation done in the Kuttanad region.

Important places of India
The highest point of India	K2.
The lowest point of India	Kuttanad.
The coldest point of India	Dras, Jammu, and Kashmir.
The hottest point of India	Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
The driest point of India	Leh, Jammu, and Kashmir.
The wettest point of India	Mawsynram, Meghalaya

Place	Details
Wayanad	Wayanad, the green paradise is nestled among the mountains of the Western Ghats, forming the border world of the greener part of Kerala. Wayanad was a part of the Malabar District until 31 March 1877. During British Raj, Wayanad was a Taluk in the erstwhile Malabar District.
Chettinad	Chettinad is a region located mainly in the Sivaganga district historically ruled by the Ramnad kingdom of Pandya Nadu and has a small portion extending into the Pudukottai District in Tamil Nadu, India. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many residents of Chettinad were trading in South and Southeast Asia, particularly Burma, Ceylon, Vietnam, and Malaysia.
Indira Point	Indira Points refers to the southernmost tip of Great Nicobar Island which is also the Southernmost point of India. The point was formerly known as Pygmalion Point and Parsons Point. The Indira Point lighthouse was commissioned into service on 30 April 1972.