Geography PYQ 20 of 587 · Physical Divisions · Northern Mountainous Region

Shivalik series was formed in –

  1. AAzoic
  2. BPaleozoic
  3. CMesozoic
  4. DCenozoic

42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997-98

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Correct answer: (d) Cenozoic

Explanation

The Shivaliks, or the Outer Himalayas, were formed in the Cenozoic Era, mainly during the Pliocene epoch of the Neogene period, about 5.33–2.58 million years ago.

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