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The ________________ island located to the east of the middle Andaman is the only active volcano in India.
A)Nicobar
B)Barren
C)Maldives
D)Lakshadweep

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Hint : The island is also called an isle. Island is defined as any piece of subcontinental land which is surrounded by the water.

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The Barren island is located to the east of the middle Andaman and is the only active volcano in India.
 The barren island is the only confirmed volcano in South Asia.
 Barren island is also the only active volcano along a chain of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar.
 The Barren island is part of the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar islands.
 The name of the barren island is true about this place as it has large areas of barren landscape.
Barren island is uninhabited by the humans but it has a small population of goats.
The Barren island is also the place of tourist attraction.
This island has many attractions like crystal clear visibility, manta rays, interesting basalt formations, topography of past lava flows and the fast growing coral gardens.

Option - B, is the correct answer.

Note : A volcano is a rupture in the crust of the Earth that allows hot lava, volcanic ash and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface of the Earth. A volcano can also be a mountain which is formed by the accumulation of the eruptive products like lava, volcanic ash, etc.