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The Nazca plate lies between the Pacific plate and:
ANorth America
BSouth America
CCentral America
DSaudi Arabia
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. South America
1. The Cocos plate lies off Central America.
2. Nazca lies off South America.
3. The Arabian plate is mostly Saudi Arabia.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 4, Distribution of Oceans and Continents._
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