INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the oldest fold mountain of India?
A
The Himalayas
B
The Aravallis
C
The Purvanchal
D
The None
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Aravali mountain ranges in India is one of the oldest fold mountains in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Aravali range is the oldest mountain range in India, running across Rajasthan to Haryana. The Aravalli range is the eroded stub of a range of ancient folded mountains.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Aravali Ranges. The oldest fold mountain ranges in the world is Aravali Ranges.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hint: The Aravali mountain range is a type of old fold mountain and was formed almost 1.8 billion years ago due to collision of tectonic plates below the earth’s surface.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Aravallis of Northwestern India, one of the oldest fold mountains of the world, now form residual mountains with an elevation of 300m. to 900m. They stretch for a distance of 800 km. from Himmatnagar in Gujarat to Delhi, spanning Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Delhi, the 692 kilometre (km).

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