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Consider the following statements regarding Andaman and Nicobar Islands:
1. It enjoys the equatorial climate.
2. This is the only place in India where a volcano is located.
3. This is the only place in India where a coral bed is found.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 1 only

A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
1 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Solution
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Statement 1 and 2 are correct.

Andaman and Nicobar islands enjoy the equatorial type of climate.
Baren island in Northern Andaman has India's only active volcano.
Coral beds are found not just here but also in Lakshadweep islands and in few coastal areas in India.
Andaman and Nicobar is one of the seven union territories of India comprising 572 islands of which 37 are inhabited, are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.


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