Consider the following statements about 'Ring of Fire': 1. It is also known as circum-Pacific belt of volcanoes 2. It is an active seismic zone 3. It is a zone of divergent plate margin Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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2017 · Q123

Consider the following statements about 'Ring of Fire':

1It is also known as circum-Pacific belt of volcanoes
2It is an active seismic zone
3It is a zone of divergent plate margin

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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A1 only
B1 and 2 only
C2 and 3 only
D1, 2 and 3

Explanation

The Ring of Fire is the circum-Pacific belt of volcanoes (statement 1) and a highly active seismic zone (statement 2). But it is a zone of convergent (subduction) plate margins, not divergent ones – so statement 3 is false. Hence only 1 and 2 are correct, giving (B).