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UPSC Prelims 2026 GS Paper 1, question 31

Topic: World and physical geography

Q31

Tungurahua Volcano, which was declared a Global Geopark by UNESCO in 2025, is situated in which one among the following countries ?

  1. (a) EcuadorCorrect answer
  2. (b) Peru
  3. (c) Bolivia
  4. (d) Colombia

Solution.

Answer: (a) Ecuador

  1. Tungurahua Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes in central Ecuador.
  2. In April 2025, UNESCO designated the Tungurahua Volcano Geopark (along with Napo Sumaco) in Ecuador as a UNESCO Global Geopark.