GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The oldest mountains in India are
A
Nilgiri hills
B
Aravalis
C
Satpuras
D
Vindhyas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Aravalli Range, an eroded stub of ancient mountains, is believed to be the oldest range of fold mountains in India. The natural history of the Aravalli Range dates back to times when the Indian Plate was separated from the Eurasian Plate by an ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Barbertown Greenstone Belt (3.6 Billion Years) Generally speaking, South Africa and the Americas are home to some of the oldest mountain ranges on Earth. The Barbertown Greenstone Belt, or Makhonjwa Mountains is the very oldest mountain range in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to geological history, the important mountains of india arranged in the order of age starting from the oldest are the Aravallis, the Western Ghats, Vindhya and Satpura, the Nilgiris, and the Himalayas. Was this answer helpful?

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