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UPSC 2018: Consider the following statements : i. 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
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 1 only
Barren Island is the only confirmed active volcano in Indian territory, located in the Andaman Sea, so statement 1 is correct. It lies about 140 km northeast of Port Blair—not east of Great Nicobar—making statement 2 wrong. After the major 1991 eruption it has shown intermittent activity in 1994-95, 2005, 2017, 2022, 2025 etc., so it has not remained dormant; statement 3 is therefore incorrect. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barren_Island_%28Andaman_Islands%29?utm_source=openai))
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