PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
COASTAL PLAINS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Boring island
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Baltic island
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Barren island
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Santalin island
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Detailed explanation-1: -Barren Island, a possession of India in the Andaman Sea about 135 km NE of Port Blair in the Andaman Islands, is the only historically active volcano along the N-S-trending volcanic arc extending between Sumatra and Burma (Myanmar).
Detailed explanation-2: -Barren Islands is merely an island located in the Andaman Sea, dominated by Barren Volcano, the only active volcano in India. The most recent eruption was in 2017.
Detailed explanation-3: -A part of India, Barren Island is one of the Andaman Islands, and lies over the fault whose movement caused the tsunami on December 26, 2004. It is a stratovolcano composed of lava, rock fragments, and volcanic ash.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Andaman-Nicobar. Barren Island is a part of the Andaman Islands. It is the sole confirmed active volcano in South Asia, and therefore the only active volcano along a sequence of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar. The first recorded eruption was in 1787.