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Question
The Peninsular Plateau of India was a part of Gondwana Land hundreds of millions years ago.
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Solution
The Peninsular Plateau of India was a part of Gondwanaland hundreds of millions years ago. The rocks that make up the Plateau match those of Africa not only in’the age and type, but also in the layer sequence in which they occur.
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