GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The platform and the basement rock together form
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craton
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shield
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both (a) and (b)
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In geology, a platform is a continental area covered by relatively flat or gently tilted, mainly sedimentary strata, which overlie a basement of consolidated igneous or metamorphic rocks of an earlier deformation. Platforms, shields and the basement rocks together constitute cratons.
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