Q. The Socotra Island, seen in the news recently, is located in

[A] The Caribbean Sea near the coast of Central America

[B] The Indian Ocean, near the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula

[C] The Mediterranean Sea, near the coasts of Greece and Turkey

[D] The Pacific Ocean, near the Philippines and Indonesia

Answer: B
Notes:

Explanation: The Indian Ocean, near the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula

  • Socotra Island is part of the Socotra Archipelago situated in the northern Indian Ocean, about 380 km south of Yemen (Arabian Peninsula) and approximately 240 km east of the coast of Somalia in Africa. Administratively, it belongs to Yemen but geologically is linked to the African continental plate.

Source: DD News

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