Geological time scale
Geological time scale is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2016, 2021, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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खालील नमूद पृथ्वीच्या भूशास्त्रीय कालखंडातील सर्वांत जुना ते सर्वांत नवीन असा क्रम लावा. (a) ट्रायसिक कल्प (b) कार्बनीफेरस कल्प (c) केंब्रियन कल्प (d) क्वाटर्नरी कल्प (e) पर्मिअन कल्प Arrange the following Geological periods of the earth from the oldest to the newest one. (a) Triassic Period (b) Carboniferous Period (c) Cambrian Period (d) Quaternary Period (e) Permian Period
(a)ट्रायसिक कल्प / Triassic Period
(b)कार्बनीफेरस कल्प / Carboniferous Period
(c)केंब्रियन कल्प / Cambrian Period
(d)क्वाटर्नरी कल्प / Quaternary Period
(e)पर्मिअन कल्प / Permian Period
Geological periods ordered from oldest to newest: Cambrian (c), Carboniferous (b), Permian (e), Triassic (a), Quaternary (d).
पुढील दोन विधानांपैकी कोणते योग्य आहे ? अ. आधुनिक मनुष्य इओसीन काळखंडात जन्मास आला. ब. डायनोसोअर क्रिटेशियस कालावधीत नाहीसे झाले. Which of the following statements is/are correct ? a. Modern man originated in Eocene epoch. b. Dinosaurs got extinct in Cretaceous period.
(a)आधुनिक मनुष्य इओसीन काळखंडात जन्मस आला. / Modern man originated in Eocene epoch.
(b)डायनोसोअर क्रिटेशियस कालावधीत नाहीसे झाले. / Dinosaurs got extinct in Cretaceous period.
Modern man (Homo sapiens) originated in the Pleistocene epoch (not Eocene), while dinosaurs indeed went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period.
डायनोसॉर वर्गीय प्राण्यांनी पृथ्वीवर किती वर्षे सत्ता गाजवली ? / How many years did dinosaurs rule the earth ?
Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for approximately 160 million years (16 कोटी वर्षे) during the Mesozoic Era.