Q. Consider the following statements about Peninsular Block:

1. The northern boundary of the Peninsular Block may be taken as regular line running from Kachchh to the Yamuna and the Ganga as far as the Rajmahal Hills and the Ganga Delta.
2. The Karbi Anglong and the Meghalaya Plateau in the northeast and Rajasthan in the west are also extensions of this block.
3. The northeastern parts are separated by the Malda fault in West Bengal from the Chotanagpur Plateau.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 2 and 3
Notes: The northern boundary of the Peninsular Block may be taken as an irregular line running from Kachchh along the western flank of the Aravalli Range near Delhi and then roughly parallel to the Yamuna and the Ganga as far as the Rajmahal Hills and the Ganga Delta. It is bounded by the Aravallis in the north-west, Hazaribagh and Rajmahal Hills in the northeast, the Western Ghats (Sahayadri Mountains) in the west and the Eastern Ghats in the east. The highest peak of Peninsular India is Anamudi that is 2695 metres above sea level.

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