Which one among the following statements is *not* correct?
[amp_mcq option1=”Shillong Plateau is an outlier of Peninsular Plateau of India” option2=”Aravalli Mountain is the oldest mountain chain of India” option3=”Vindhyans are examples of fold mountain” option4=”Rajmahal Highlands are composed of lava deposits” correct=”option3″]
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UPSC CAPF – 2013
The incorrect statement is that Vindhyans are examples of fold mountains.
The Vindhyan Range is primarily composed of horizontally bedded sedimentary rocks like sandstones, shales, and limestones, belonging to the Vindhyan System, a younger part of the Purana group. These mountains are considered block mountains or residual mountains formed due to faulting, uplift, and subsequent erosion, rather than folding.