With reference to ‘Landslide Atlas of India’ consider the following statements:1.According to the Atlas, the number of districts with the maximum landslide exposure are in Andhra Pradesh.2.As per the Atlas, Mizoram has topped the list in recording landslide events in the past 25 years.Select the correct option using the code given below:

Q. With reference to ‘Landslide Atlas of India’ consider the following statements:
1.According to the Atlas, the number of districts with the maximum landslide exposure are in Andhra Pradesh.
2.As per the Atlas, Mizoram has topped the list in recording landslide events in the past 25 years.
Select the correct option using the code given below:

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation –

Statement 1 is incorrect. According to the Atlas, the number of districts with the maximum landslide exposure are in Arunachal Pradesh (16), Kerala (14), Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir (13 each), Himachal Pradesh, Assam and Maharashtra (11 each), Mizoram (8) and Nagaland (7).

Statement 2 is correct. As per the Atlas, Mizoram has topped the list in recording landslide events in the past 25 years. Mizoram is followed by Uttarakhand (11,219) and Kerala.

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