PHYSIOLOGY OF INDIA
INDIAN PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Block mountains
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Fold mountains
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Volcanic mountains
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Residual mountains
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Detailed explanation-1: -Option a: Block mountains are formed due to faults in the earth’s crust. The Vindhyas of India are block mountains that consist of horizontally bedded sedimentary rocks. This is the correct answer.
Detailed explanation-2: -Block Mountains (Fault mountains): Block mountains are also known as fault mountains. These mountains are formed due to natural faults (break up of bedrock) in the earth crust as a result of being extended and stretched by the tensile forces.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Vindhya range runs parallel to the Narmada-Son valley. General elevation: 300 to 650 m. Most of them are made up of sedimentary rocks of ancient ages.
Detailed explanation-4: -Vindhya Range, broken range of hills forming the southern escarpment of the central upland of India. From Gujarat state on the west, it extends about 675 miles (1, 086 km) across Madhya Pradesh state to abut on the Ganges (Ganga) River valley near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.