UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2018

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?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 3 only
  4. 1 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1 only

Explanation

Barren Island in the Andaman Sea is India's only active volcano. It lies about 140 km north-east of Port Blair (not east of Great Nicobar), and it has erupted after 1991 (in 1994-95, 2005 onwards and again in recent years), so statements 2 and 3 are wrong.

Topics: barren island volcano, geography, physical geography of india, volcanoes