Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Diego Garcia island has the world’s largest coral reef.
2.Diego Garcia is currently administered as part of British Indian Ocean Territory.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanations –
Statement 1 is incorrect. While Diego Garcia is part of the Chagos Archipelago, which contains some of the healthiest and most pristine coral reefs in the Indian Ocean, it does not have the world’s largest coral reef. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia holds that distinction.
Statement 2 is correct. Diego Garcia is the largest island in the Chagos Archipelago and is administered as part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), a UK overseas territory. Although there has been an agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, Diego Garcia remains under UK administration for now, with a joint UK-US military base operating on the island.
Source: The Hindu
