Multiple choice

The Deccan Traps from India, presently covering most of the Maharashtra plateau is an example of which of the following types of Volcanoes?

  1. Shield Volcanoes

  2. Composite Volcanoes

  3. Mid-Ocean Ridge Volcanoes

  4. Flood Basalt Provinces

  5. Caldera volcanoes
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Explanation

These volcanoes outpour highly fluid lava that flows for long distances. Some parts of the world are covered by thousands of sq. km of thick basalt lava flows. There can be a series of flows with some flows attaining thickness of more than 50 m. Individual flows may extend for hundreds of km. The Deccan Traps from India, presently covering most of the Maharashtra plateau, are a much larger flood basalt province.

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