10. 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?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 3
Ans: a1. 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?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 3
Explanation:-
- According to scientists from Goa based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), India’s only live volcano at Barren Island in the Andaman and Nicobar has become active again.
- The Barren Islands are located around 140 km northeast of the Andamans capital city Port Blair.
- After lying dormant for 150 years, Barren Island volcano had erupted in 1991 and since then it is showing sporadic activity. Now it is erupting in small episodes of five to 10 minutes.
Barren Island
is an island
located in the
Andaman Sea, dominated
by Barren Volcano,
the only confirmed active volcano
in South Asia, and the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to
Myanmar. Along with
the rest of
the Andaman Islands,
it is a
part of the
Indian Union Territory of Andaman
and Nicobar Islands.
Barren
Island is located north of Great Nicobar
Barren
Island volcano in 2017, again started spewing lava and ash, according to a team of
scientists from the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)