SSC MTS EXAM

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 Aravali Range is the oldest mountain range in India, running across Rajasthan from northeast to southwest direction, extending approximately 692km.

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.

Detailed explanation-4: -The northernmost range is called the Great Himalayas and is also the oldest of the three. It has an elevation of more than 6, 000 m and contains a large number of the world’s highest peaks including the three highest, Mount Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga.