State PCS PYQPrelims 2018

UPPCS · Question 101

Rajasthan desert or Thar desert is the expanse of which of the following?

  1. Pliocene
  2. Paleocene
  3. Pleistocene and recent deposits
  4. Oligocene
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Answer: (C) Pleistocene and recent deposits

Explanation

The Thar is largely covered by Pleistocene and Recent (Holocene) aeolian sand and alluvial deposits overlying older rocks.