Question

(i) Name the sea, the sediments of which now form the Himalayas.

(ii) During which geological era, were the Deccan Traps formed ? 

(iii) The volcanic activity during the era mentioned in (ii) above, led to two great events. Name the events. 

Answer 1

(i) Tethys 

(ii) In the Mesozoic Era (about 70 million . years ago). 

(iii) 1. The break up of Gondawana landmass.

2. The uplift of the himalayas out of the Tethys sea