North-west part of the Indian peninsula was converted into a great cen

North-west part of the Indian peninsula was converted into a great centre of vulcanicity in

the end of Cretaceous period
the mid of Cretaceous period
the start of Cretaceous period
the whole of Cretaceous period
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UPSC CAPF – 2019
The North-west part of the Indian peninsula, specifically the Deccan Traps region, experienced a major period of vulcanicity at the end of the Cretaceous period.
The Deccan Traps are a large igneous province located on the Deccan Plateau of west-central India. The formation of these traps was a massive volcanic event.
This period of intense volcanic activity occurred towards the very end of the Cretaceous Period, around 66 million years ago. It is believed by some scientists to have contributed to the environmental changes that led to the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction event, which wiped out the dinosaurs.
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