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UPSC 1995: The Indian subcontinent was originally part of a huge land mass called
(a)Jurassic Land Mass
(b)Aryavarta
(c)Indiana
(d)Gondwana Continent
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Gondwana Continent
The Indian plate was once joined to Africa, Australia, Antarctica and South America in the southern super-continent ‘Gondwana (Gondwanaland)’. It rifted northward about 150 million years ago; names such as ‘Jurassic land-mass’, ‘Aryavarta’ or ‘Indiana’ are not used in geology. ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-1995-solved-question-paper/))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1995, GS Paper 1, as Question 67. It falls under Geography > Physical Geography & Geomorphology.
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