CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Geological Survey of India (GSI) North Eastern Region (NER) installed 2 Geological Display Boards at which two caves?
A
Mawmluh cave and Therriaghat cave
B
Borra Caves and Bhimbetka Caves
C
Bagh Caves and Badami Caves
D
Udayagiri Caves and Undavalli Caves
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Geological Survey of India (GSI) North Eastern Region (NER) installed two geological display boards at two important sites – Mawmluh cave and Therriaghat, Sobhar in East Khasi district in Meghalaya.

Detailed explanation-2: -GSI, headquartered in Kolkata, has six regional offices located in Lucknow, Jaipur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Shillong and Kolkata and state unit offices in almost all states of the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -Geology of North Eastern Region The oldest rock record of north east India are the Proterozoic gneissic rocks comprised of gneisses, migmatites, metasedimentary bands, amphibolite, metadolerite and metapyroxenite. These rocks are present in the central part of Assam and different parts of Meghalaya.

Detailed explanation-4: -The rst three geological maps of parts of India were made of the Hyderabad region by Dr. H. W. Voysey (1820), of Malwa by Captain P. Dangereld (1824), and of the western Himalaya by Captain J. D. Herbert (1825).

Detailed explanation-5: -With its headquarters at Kolkata, GSI has six Regional offices at Lucknow, Jaipur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Shillong and Kolkata and offices in almost all States of the country.

There is 1 question to complete.