The Indian sub-continent was originally a part of _______.
A
Gondwana-land
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B
Arya-varta
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C
Angara-land
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D
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.