Which volcanic belt is commonly called “Ring of Fire”?
(a) The Mid-Continental Belt
(b) The Circum-Pacific Belt
(c) The Mid-Atlantic Belt
(d) The Circum- Continental Belt

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Answer :

(b) The Circum-Pacific Belt

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