Question

India is located on which part of Indo-Australian plate
A) Northern
B) Southern
C) Eastern
D) Western

Answer 1

Hint: The Indo-Australian plate is found in both the countries of India and Australia. It was formed approximately 43 million years ago by the fusion of Indian and Australian plates. One of the 7 major plate tectonic boundaries on Earth is the Indo-Australian Plate. It's the second smallest, slightly larger than the Plate of South America.

Complete answer:
The Indo-Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate which stretches northwest to include the Indian subcontinent and adjacent waters and includes the continent of Australia and the surrounding ocean.The bulk of the Indian Ocean contains the Indo-Australian Plate. It borders the northern Eurasian Plate, the southern Antarctic Plate and the eastern Pacific Plate.

Continental drift suggests that there are never idle plates. They travel at a snail's pace over time. The Indo-Australian Plate, for instance, travels at an average rate of about 3 centimetres per year.

Now let us look into the given options:
-India is situated on the northern side of the Indo-Australian Plate. Option A is therefore the right answer.
-The southern side of the plate is not located in India. Thus, Option B is incorrect as well.
-Option C is not the correct answer, because India is located on the northern side of the Indo - Australian plate.
-On the western side of the plate, the nation of India is not located. Option D is therefore an incorrect option.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: Recent studies and evidence from seismic events such as the 2012 earthquakes in the Indian Ocean indicate that the Indo-Australian Plate could have broken up into two or three different plates mainly due to stresses caused by the collision with Eurasia in what later became the Himalayas of the Indo-Australian Plate. Studies also indicate that since at least 3 million years ago, the Indian Plate and Australian Plate have been distinct.As part of the continued breakup of the Indo-Australian Plate, a third plate, known as the Capricorn Plate, can also be removed from the western side of the Indian plate.