alleryThe Indian Plate split off from which ancient southern landmass?
- Angaraland
- Laurasia
- Rodinia
- Gondwanaland
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Correct answer: D. Gondwanaland
The Indian Plate broke away from Gondwanaland and drifted north until it met Asia.
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The Indian Plate split off from which ancient southern landmass?Read the answer and worked solution →Which point is the southernmost point of India?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh borders follow which line drawn in 1947?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the oldest mountain range in India?Read the answer and worked solution →The highest peak of the Aravali range, Guru Shikhar, is located at which place?Read the answer and worked solution →Which range lies north of the Satpura and geographically separates North India from South India?Read the answer and worked solution →The Satpura range runs parallel to which pair of rivers?Read the answer and worked solution →By what other name is the Western Ghats range known?Read the answer and worked solution →Which river is one of the four that cut across the Eastern Ghats?Read the answer and worked solution →Which belt lies south of the Bhabar, is excessively moist and thickly forested?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two crops are grown in rotation across the Indo-Gangetic plains?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of rivers flows west into the Arabian Sea?Read the answer and worked solution →The Lakshadweep Islands lie off the coast of which state?Read the answer and worked solution →India's only active volcano, Barren Island, lies in which group?Read the answer and worked solution →Which strait separates India from Sri Lanka?Read the answer and worked solution →Majuli is a river island of which river?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do Himalayan rivers have a perennial supply of water?Read the answer and worked solution →The Ganges originates from which glacier in Uttarakhand?Read the answer and worked solution →Which delta holds the largest mangrove forest in the world?Read the answer and worked solution →Which soil is moisture-retentive and preferred for dry farming of cotton and linseed?Read the answer and worked solution →Which months form the monsoon season in the four-season division of India?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the strong, hot, dry afternoon wind of north India's summer called?Read the answer and worked solution →Near which coast does the southwest monsoon strike the Indian mainland around 1 June?Read the answer and worked solution →Cape Comorin is the former name of which place?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a gulf on India's coast?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian state receives most of its annual rain in the north-east monsoon season?Read the answer and worked solution →Which landform keeps frigid, dry Arctic winds out of the Indian subcontinent?Read the answer and worked solution →Which village in Meghalaya's Khasi Hills records the highest annual average rainfall in Asia?Read the answer and worked solution →
Worked practice questions
Which point is the southernmost point of India?
- Kanyakumari
- Point Calimere
- Indira Point
- Rameswaram
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Correct answer: C. Indira Point
Indira Point on Great Nicobar Island lies south of Kanyakumari, which is only the southern tip of the mainland.
The Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh borders follow which line drawn in 1947?
- McMahon Line
- Durand Line
- Radcliffe Line
- Curzon Line
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Correct answer: C. Radcliffe Line
The Radcliffe Line was created in 1947 during the Partition of India.
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