Question

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Consider the following statement :
1. Western Ghats are considered to be ‘Fault Scarps’, that form the crest of the western edge of the Deccan plateau.
2. A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are ‘True’ ?

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 Only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The Western Ghats, which are possibly a fault scarp, are the crest of the western edge of the Deccan plateau. They are steep-sided, terraced, flat-topped hills presenting a stepped topography.
Fault scarp is the topographic expression of faulting attributed to the displacement of the land surface by movement along fault