alleryStart learning →The 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 →About how many million years ago did the Indian Plate collide with Asia?Read the answer and worked solution →As of 2009, the Indian Plate was moving northeast at roughly what speed?Read the answer and worked solution →India is divided into 28 States and how many union territories?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the approximate length of India's land frontier?Read the answer and worked solution →Which point is the southernmost point of India?Read the answer and worked solution →How far into the sea do India's territorial waters extend from the coast baseline?Read the answer and worked solution →Which neighbour shares the longest border with India among those listed?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 narrow strip connects peninsular India with the northeastern states?Read the answer and worked solution →Into how many physiographic regions can India be divided?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 is the highest peak of the Western Ghats?Read the answer and worked solution →The Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu lie at the junction of which two ranges?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 is the largest of the three small plateaus forming the Chhota Nagpur Plateau?Read the answer and worked solution →Most of the Malwa Plateau is drained by which river?Read the answer and worked solution →In which direction does the Deccan Plateau slope gently?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Himalayan foothill belt has pebbles where streams vanish underground?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 belt of the Indo-Gangetic plain is made of fresh, newer alluvium deposited by rivers?Read the answer and worked solution →Which belt of the great plains consists of older alluvium forming terraces above the floodplain?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indo-Gangetic plains cover an area of roughly how many square kilometres?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two crops are grown in rotation across the Indo-Gangetic plains?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of Rajasthan's area does the Thar Desert cover?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the only river in the Thar Desert region?Read the answer and worked solution →
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About how many million years ago did the Indian Plate collide with Asia?
- 5 to 10
- 20 to 25
- 50 to 55
- 150 to 200
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Correct answer: C. 50 to 55
The collision with Asia happened in the Eocene Epoch, roughly 50 to 55 million years ago.
As of 2009, the Indian Plate was moving northeast at roughly what speed?
- 1 cm per year
- 30 cm per year
- 15 cm per year
- 5 cm per year
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Correct answer: D. 5 cm per year
The plate had slowed to about 5 cm a year, far below its earlier speed of about 15 cm a year.
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