Which of the following statements regarding Are Volcanoes is/are correct? 1. Arc volcanoes are found near divergent plate boundaries. 2. Some of the world’s classical examples of cone-shaped stratovolcanoes, such as Mount Fuji in Japan, Mayon in the Phili

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Q: 22 (CDS-II/2024)
Which of the following statements regarding Are Volcanoes is/are correct?
1. Arc volcanoes are found near divergent plate boundaries.
2. Some of the world’s classical examples of cone-shaped stratovolcanoes, such as Mount Fuji in Japan, Mayon in the Philippines are Arc volcanoes.
3. Some of the highest volcanoes on Earth are of the Arc type, notably Nevado Ojos del Salado in the Chilean Andes.
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CDS-II

Arc volcanoes are typically found at convergent plate boundaries, not divergent ones. Both Mount Fuji and Mayon are examples of arc volcanoes, and Nevado Ojos del Salado is a high volcano of andesitic type in an arc setting.