PHYSIOLOGY OF INDIA
INDIAN PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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In which one of the following Islands of India is an active volcano found? [CDS 2009]
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Car Nicobar Island
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Nancowry lsland
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Barren Island
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Maya Bunder Island
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Barren Island, one of the most easterly of the Andaman Islands, is the only confirmed active volcano in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Barren Island. Barren Island is the only active volcano in India located in Andaman and Nicobar island.
Detailed explanation-4: -India’s only active volcano is located in Barren island of Andaman last erupted in 2017; it is also the only active volcano in the entire South Asia.
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