SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Name the mountain range that separates north from south of the subcontinent
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Vindhya
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Satpura
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Mahabharat
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Pirpanjal
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalayas, or Himalaya, is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.
Detailed explanation-2: -Satpura Range It runs in an east-west direction south of the Vindhyas and in between the Narmada and the Tapi, roughly parallel to these rivers. It stretches for a distance of about 900 km.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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