Physical Geography

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Correct Answer : Option c

Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: The Peninsula is formed essentially by a great complex of very ancient gneisses and granites, which constitutes a major part of it.

Statement 2 is correct: The western coast of the Peninsular Block is submergent, while the eastern coast is emergent in nature.

Since the Cambrian period, the Peninsula has been standing like a rigid block with the exception of some of its western coast which is submerged beneath the sea and some other parts changed due to tectonic activity without affecting the original basement. As a part of the Indo-Australian Plate, it has been subjected to various vertical movements and block faulting.

Statement 3 is correct: The northern boundary of the Peninsular Block can be described as an irregular line starting from Kachchh, running along the western side of the Aravali Range near Delhi, and then roughly following the Yamuna and Ganga rivers up to the Rajmahal Hills and the Ganga delta. Additionally, the Karbi Anglong and the Meghalaya Plateau in the northeast, along with Rajasthan in the west, are also part of this block. The northeastern parts are separated from the Chotanagpur plateau by the Malda fault in West Bengal. In Rajasthan, the desert and other desert-like features cover this block.