Consider the following statements regarding Diego Garcia Chagos Islands 1 It is an atoll lies s...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Diego Garcia (Chagos Islands).

1. It is an atoll lies south of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean.

2. US has established military base at the Chagos Archipelago.

Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:

Diego García is an atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of 60 small islands comprising the Chagos Archipelago.Mauritius was the colony of erstwhile of British Empire. With the calls of decolonisation grew stronger, the British granted independence to the Island nation Mauritius. But the British cut off the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 before granting it independence in 1968. The US established its strategic Indian Ocean military base at the Chagos Archipelago.