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The Indian sub-continent was originally a part of _______.

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Gondwana-land
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Arya-varta
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Angara-land
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Jurassic-land
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Solution

The correct option is A Gondwana-land
Geologically, the Indian subcontinent was first a part of so-called "Greater India", a region of Gondwana that drifted away from East Africa about 160 million years ago, around the Middle Jurassic period.

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