Western Ghats are formed as a result of ______________.

Accumulation of rocks

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Eastward tilting of peninsular block

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Faulting of earth's crust

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None of these

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The correct option is D Faulting of earth's crust
The Western Ghats are the mountainous faulted and eroded edge of the Deccan Plateau. Geologic evidence indicates that they were formed during the break-up of the supercontinent of Gondwana some 150 million years ago.
The correct answer is C.

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Western Ghats are formed as a result of ______________.

The correct option is D Faulting of earth's crustThe Western Ghats are the mountainous faulted and eroded edge of the Deccan Plateau. Geologic evidence indicates that they were formed during the break-up of the supercontinent of Gondwana some 150 million years ago.The correct answer is C.

The correct option is D Faulting of earth's crust
The Western Ghats are the mountainous faulted and eroded edge of the Deccan Plateau. Geologic evidence indicates that they were formed during the break-up of the supercontinent of Gondwana some 150 million years ago.
The correct answer is C.