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Q85 (IAS/2018) Official Key

Consider the following statements : 1. The Barren Island volcano is an active volcano located in the Indian territory. 2. Barren Island lies about 140 km east of Great Nicobar. 3. The last time the Barren Island volcano erupted was in 1991 and it has remained inactive since then. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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The correct answer is (a) 1 only.

Statement 1 is correct: Barren Island volcano is the only confirmed active volcano in India (and South Asia). It is located in the Andaman Sea, part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Barren Island lies about 140 km northeast of Port Blair (the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands), not east of Great Nicobar. Great Nicobar is the southernmost island, far from Barren Island.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The volcano has erupted multiple times after 1991. It erupted in 1991 after being dormant since 1787, and then erupted again in 1994-95, 2005-07, 2008-09, and showed activity in 2017 as well. So it has NOT remained inactive since 1991.

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Barren Island as India's only active volcano is covered in standard Geography textbooks (NCERT, Majid Husain). The eruption history details require current affairs awareness. Frequently asked topic in UPSC geography.

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