Multiple choice general knowledge

Where is India's only active volcano?

  1. Andaman Islands

  2. Lakshadweep

  3. Western Ghats

  4. Sunderbans
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Barren Island in the Andaman Islands contains India's only active volcano, which last erupted in 2017. It's approximately 135 kilometers northeast of Port Blair. Lakshadweep comprises coral atolls with no volcanic activity. The Western Ghats are formed by ancient volcanic activity but are currently dormant. The Sunderbans is a delta region formed by sediment deposition, not volcanic activity. Barren Island is part of the volcanic arc extending from Myanmar to Indonesia.

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