Deccan Traps, Western Ghats, Aravalli & Narmada-Tapi — UPSC Prelims PYQ 1997

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I

1. Deccan Traps
2. Western Ghats
3. Aravalli
4. Narmada-Tapi

List II

1. Late Cenozoic
2. Pre-Cambrian
3. Cretaceous-Eocene
4. Cambrian Alluvial deposits
5. Pleistocene

Codes:

1. I-C, II-E, III-A, IV-D
2. I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-E
3. I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
4. I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-E

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

• Deccan Traps → Formed by volcanic eruptions in Cretaceous-Eocene → C
• Western Ghats → Uplift during Late Cenozoic → A
• Aravalli Range → Among the oldest fold mountains (Pre-Cambrian) → B
• Narmada-Tapi Basin → Pleistocene deposits → E

Answer: (b) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-E