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NDA 2 2025 GAT, question 116

Topic: Geography

Q116

Which one among the following volcanic island chains is NOT associated with mid-oceanic ridge ?

  1. (a) Azores Islands
  2. (b) Ascension Islands
  3. (c) Hawaiian IslandsCorrect answer
  4. (d) Tristan da Cunha

Solution.

Answer: (c) Hawaiian Islands

  1. Hawaii is an intraplate hot-spot chain in the central Pacific, far from a mid-ocean ridge.
  2. The other listed Atlantic islands have ridge or ridge–hot-spot associations.
  3. Thus Hawaii is the exception.