Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Indian Plate includes Peninsular India and the Australian continental portions.
  2. Its northern boundary along the Himalayas is a zone of continent-continent convergence.
  3. India collided with Asia approximately 40–50 million years ago, contributing to the rapid uplift of the Himalayas.
  4. The outpouring that formed the Deccan Traps began around 60 million years ago, when the Indian subcontinent was still close to the equator.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3 only
  2. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  3. 2 and 4 only
  4. 1, 3 and 4 only
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