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OPSC OCS 2019 · Question 30 of 99

In which of the following geological periods the volcanic lava flow took place in the Deccan Plateau of India?

Geography

  1. AOrdovician
  2. BCretaceousCorrect
  3. CCarboniferous
  4. DMiocene

Answer: B. Cretaceous

Explanation

The volcanic basalt beds of the Deccan were laid down in the massive Deccan Traps eruption, which occurred towards the end of the Cretaceous period between 67 and 66 million years ago.

Source: OPSC OCS Prelims 2019 GS Paper-I; answers per hemunda.com unofficial key

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