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In which one of the following Islands of India is an active volcano found?

A. Car Nicobar Island

B. Nancowry lsland

C. Barren Island

D. Maya Bunder Island

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

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.

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