Q7
In which one of the following Islands of India is an active volcano found?
A.
Car Nicobar Island
B.
Nancowry lsland
C.
Barren Island
AnswerD.
Maya Bunder Island
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
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). The 354-m-high island is the emergent summit of a volcano that rises from a depth of about 2250 m.