INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOLOGY OF INDIA

INDIAN PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Among the following States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the country? [IAS 2008]
A
Assam
B
Bihar
C
Karnataka
D
Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Karnataka has the oldest rock formations in the country. Dharwad is the district headquarters of Dharwad district in the state of Karnataka, India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bugle Rock (Kahale Bande) is a massive rock in the Basavanagudi area of South Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka. It is an abrupt rise above the ground of peninsular gneiss as the main rock formation and with an assessed age of about 3, 000 million years.

Detailed explanation-3: -The oldest rocks in the world are in Western Australia. They date from 4, 300 million years ago, only 300 million years after the earth was formed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bedrock along the northeast coast of Hudson Bay, Canada, has the oldest rock on Earth. Earth’s oldest known rock is composed of the mineral amphibole, which contains abundant garnet, seen as large round “spots” in the rock. More items

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