Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Match List I with List II:

List I: Geological division List II: Characteristic
1. Peninsular Block a. A detached extension separated after faulting and subsequent river deposition
2. Himalayas and other Peninsular mountains b. A rigid mass composed principally of ancient gneisses and granites
3. Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain c. Young and flexible formations displaying folds, faults and thrusts
4. Northeastern Plateau d. A former geosynclinal depression filled gradually with river-borne sediments

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a
  2. 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
  3. 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
  4. 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d
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