Question

The Northern mountain ranges of the Gondwana land are_________.
A. The Aravallis
B. The Raj Mahal Hills
C. The Garo Hills
D. All of these

Answer 1

Hint: The Gondwana land is the southern part of the ancient supercontinent Pangea from which India is formed. The peninsular plateau of India is one of the ancient land masses which has rising hills and wide valleys.

Complete answer: The Gondwana land included India, Australia, South Africa, South America and Antarctica. Due to the depression and collision Himalayas and Peninsular Plateau formed and flat land of extensive alluvial deposits led to the formation of the northern plains of India. The northern mountain ranges of the Gondwanaland are the Aravallis, the Raj Mahal Hills, the Garo Hills, the Khasi Hills and Jaintia hills. The Aravallis extended towards the northwest from Delhi to parts of Gujarat. Garo hills comprise the five districts and the Raj Mahal hills are located in the Jharkhand region.
Looking at the options given:
Option A., B and C are all northern mountain ranges of the Gondwana land.

Thus, Option D. is the correct answer.

Note: The Aravallis are the part of Malwa Plateau and the Garo hills are the part of Shillong Plateau. The Meghalaya plateau is separated from the peninsular rock base by the Garo- Rajmahal hills gap.