Multiple choice

Which of the following is incorrect?

  1. The Indian plate includes Peninsular India and the Australian continental portions.

  2. The boundary between India and the Antarctic plate is marked by oceanic ridge (divergent boundary) running in roughly W-E direction and merging into the spreading site, a little south of New Zealand.

  3. The Tethys Sea separated the Indian island from the Asian continent till about 225 million years ago.

  4. During the movement of the Indian plate towards the Asiatic plate, a major event that occurred was the outpouring of lava and formation of the Deccan Traps.

  5. The Indian and the Asiatic plates were separated by the Tethys Sea and the Australian block was closer to the Asiatic landmass.
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Explanation

This is incorrect. India was a large island situated off the Australian coast, in a vast ocean. The Tethys Sea separated India from the Asian continent. The Indian and the Asiatic plates were separated by the Tethys Sea and the Tibetian block was closer to the Asiatic landmass.

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