Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the 'Ten Degree Channel'?

States that the Andaman and Nicobar islands are separated by the Ten Degree Channel and identifies Indira Point as the southernmost point of Great Nicobar.

A student could use a map to compare the location of Indira Point (southern Nicobar) with Sumatra to judge whether the Ten Degree Channel lies between Nicobar and Sumatra.

Explicitly says the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are separated by the Ten Degree Channel, about 150 km wide.

Using the channel's role/location between Indian island groups, a student can map that channel's latitude/position and then check Sumatra's position to see if Sumatra lies on the other side.

Gives the latitude/longitude range for the Bay of Bengal island groups (roughly 6°N–14°N and 92°E–94°E) and reiterates that Andaman and Nicobar are divided by the Ten Degree Channel.

A student can place these coordinates on a world map and compare them with Sumatra's coordinates to infer whether the Ten Degree Channel is the waterbody separating Nicobar from Sumatra.

Provides an example of a named degree-based channel (Eight Degree Channel) separating island groups (Lakshadweep and Maldives), showing the naming pattern for channels by latitude.

A student can infer that the 'Ten Degree Channel' name likely indicates its approximate latitude and then check whether that latitude lies between Nicobar and Sumatra on a map.

Explains the general concept that islands are separated by channels and deep waterways, a pattern applicable when evaluating whether a named channel separates two landmasses.

Using this general rule, a student could treat the Ten Degree Channel as a potential deep channel between island groups and verify its position relative to Sumatra on a chart or map.

Explicitly states that the Lakshadweep islands are separated from the Maldive Islands by the Eight Degree Channel.

A student could check a map for the Eight Degree Channel's position relative to Lakshadweep and Maldives to judge if Ten Degree Channel could play that role instead.

Says the Maldives Islands are situated to the south of the Lakshadweep Islands.

Using a basic world/region map, a student can confirm the relative positions and see which named channels lie between them.

Defines the Ten Degree Channel as the waterbody separating the Andaman and Nicobar groups (Bay of Bengal).

A student can infer that Ten Degree Channel is located in the Bay of Bengal (east of Indian mainland), so they should compare that location with Lakshadweep/Maldives in the Arabian Sea.

Reiterates that the Andaman and Nicobar are separated by the Ten Degree Channel and gives their approximate latitudinal/longitudinal ranges.

By comparing the given ranges (6°N–14°N, 92°E–94°E) with Lakshadweep/Maldives coordinates on a map, a student can assess whether Ten Degree Channel lies between those western island groups.

Gives the Ten Degree Channel's width (~150 km) and again states it separates the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Knowing this channel's identity and scale, a student can locate it on a regional map to determine if it intersects the Lakshadweep–Maldives area.

Explicitly states the Ten Degree Channel separates the Andaman and Nicobar islands, identifying the channel's actual regional role.

A student can note this channel's association with the Bay of Bengal/Andaman–Nicobar region and, using a map, compare that region's location with Sumatra–Java to judge whether the same channel could separate them.

Also describes the Ten Degree Channel as the waterbody dividing the Andaman and Nicobar groups and gives their approximate latitudinal/longitudinal band.

Using the given lat/long range for Andaman–Nicobar, a student can place the Ten Degree Channel on a world map relative to Sumatra and Java to assess plausibility.

Repeats that the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are separated by the Ten Degree Channel and gives its approximate width (~150 km), reinforcing the channel's geographic context.

Knowing the Ten Degree Channel lies between Andaman and Nicobar, a student can infer it is not a channel between islands in Southeast Asia farther south (like Sumatra and Java) and verify on a map.

Defines the Sunda Shelf as including Java and Sumatra (and nearby islands), grouping those two islands in the same regional shelf system.

A student can combine this shelf association with a map to infer Java and Sumatra are part of the same shelf/region (so any channel separating them would be different from one named in the Bay of Bengal).

Gives an example of a channel named for a latitude (Eight Degree Channel) that separates island groups (Lakshadweep and Maldives), illustrating the naming pattern and regional channel concept.

A student can apply this pattern (latitude-named channels tied to specific island groups) and a map to see that the Ten Degree Channel name corresponds to Andaman–Nicobar, not Sumatra–Java.