Question

13. Consider the following statements,

1] While soils of the high Himalayas in the north are subject to continuous erosion, the Gangetic plain provides a huge receptacle into which thousands of meters of thick layers of sediments have been deposited to form a wide valley plain.

2] The Deccan plateau on the south has a mantle of residual soils of varying thickness arising out of weathering of ancient rocks of the peninsular shield.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

• A. a) 1 Only
• B. b) Both 1 and 2
  
• C. c) 2 Only
  
• D. d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is D d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans d)