MPSC Rajyaseva 2016 GS Paper 1 — Question 16
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खालीलपैकी कोणती विधाने सत्य आहेत ? अ. नजिकच्या काळातील संशोधन असे दर्शविते कि भारतीय व आशियाई तबाकांच्या अभिसरणामुळे भूखंड कवचाचे हिमालयीन प्रदेशामध्ये 500 किमी ने संक्षेपण झालेले आहे. ब. हिंद महासागराच्या सागर तळाचा महासागरी कटकापासून विस्तार झालेला दिस्तो. Which of the following statements are true ? a. Recent studies have shown that convergence of the Indian plate and Asian plate has caused a crustal shortening of about 500 km in the Himalayan region. b. There has also been seafloor spreading along the oceanic ridge in the Indian Ocean.
(a)नजिकच्या काळातील संशोधन असे दर्शविते कि भारतीय व आशियाई तबाकांच्या अभिसरणामुळे भूखंड कवचाचे हिमालयीन प्रदेशामध्ये 500 किमी ने संक्षेपण झालेले आहे. / Recent studies have shown that convergence of the Indian plate and Asian plate has caused a crustal shortening of about 500 km in the Himalayan region.
(b)हिंद महासागराच्या सागर तळाचा महासागरी कटकापासून विस्तार झालेला दिस्तो. / There has also been seafloor spreading along the oceanic ridge in the Indian Ocean.
Both statements are correct: convergence of Indian and Asian plates resulted in a crustal shortening of about 500 km in the Himalayas, and seafloor spreading is active along the Indian Ocean ridge.
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