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State PCS PYQPrelims 2019

UPPCS · Question 11

With reference to the Himalayan range, which of the statements is/are correct? 1. The sedimentary rocks of the Greater Himalayas are fossil-less. 2. Marine fossils are found in the sedimentary rocks of the Lesser Himalayas. 3. Remains of human civilization are found in the Outer or Shivalik Himalayas. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
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Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct

Explanation

Per the official key all three are correct: the Greater Himalaya's crystalline rocks are largely unfossiliferous, the Lesser Himalaya's sedimentary rocks yield marine fossils, and the Siwaliks have remains of early man and Stone Age tools.