Question

The part of the land which is almost surrounded by water from all three sides but connected to the mainland on one side is called ______.
1. Strait
2. Island
3. Isthmus
4. Peninsula

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Peninsula

The correct answer is the Peninsula.

• A Peninsula is an area of land that is surrounded by water from three sides.
• South India is a Peninsula shape of an inverted triangle bounded by the Arabian Sea on the west and the Bay of Bengal on the east along with the Indian Ocean in the south.
• Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, and West Bengal are the Indian states which lie in the peninsular region.

• A strait is a narrow channel of water that joins two water bodies and separates two landmasses.
• Isthmus is a narrow piece of land act as a separator between the two water bodies.