Question Discussion & Solution

A mountain range is a group or chain of mountains that are near together and formed by orogenic forces.

Important Points

• The Aravalli Range (sometimes called Aravali) is a mountain range in Northern-Western India.
• It runs roughly 670 kilometers (430 miles) from Delhi to Gujarat, going through southern Haryana and Rajasthan.
• Guru Shikhar, at 1,722 meters, is the tallest summit (5,650 ft).
• The Aravalli Range, which dates back to the Proterozoic era, is considered the world's oldest fold mountain system.

Additional Information

• Vindhya and Satpura ranges run parallel to each other and separate peninsular India from the mainland. 
• The Himalayas protect the Indian subcontinent from the North East as a natural barrier providing geopolitical benefits to the country.
• Vindhya, Satpura, and Himalayas are all young-fold mountains.

Hence, Aravallis is the oldest folded mountain in India.

The correct answer is Another name for the coronavirus that created the epidemic in 2020.

Key Points

• The Ministry of AYUSH has launched the Jan Andolan Campaign on COVID-19.
• This Andolan is regarding “Public Health Response to COVID-19: Campaign for COVID-Appropriate Behaviour” which has been launched by the Prime Minister.
• The three key messages which are being highlighted across it are - “Wear Mask, Follow Physical Distancing, and Maintain Hand Hygiene.

The correct answer is Aravali Ranges.

• The oldest fold mountain ranges in the world is Aravali Ranges.

Key Points

• Aravalis are one of the world’s oldest fold mountains running in north-east to south-east direction from Delhi to Palampur in Gujarat. 
• It is an example of the relict mountain.
• Guru Shikhar is the highest peak of Aravali.
• The Aravalli Range dates back to times when the Indian Plate was separated from the Eurasian Plate by an ocean. 
• Three major rivers and their tributaries flow from the Aravalli, namely Banas, Sahibi and Luni.

Additional Information

• The Western Ghats are locally known by different names such as Sahyadri in Maharashtra, Nilgiri hills in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and Annamalai hills, Cardamom hills in Kerala.
• The Himalayas are young fold mountains of the tertiary period, which were folded over the Tethys Sea due to inter-continental collision.
• They stretch from the Indus River in the West to the Brahmaputra River in the East.
• The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, and stretch approximately 1,200 km.

The correct answer is Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.

 Key Points

• Section 498: Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman:
  • Whoever takes or entices away any woman who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of any other man, from that man, or from any person having the care of her on behalf of that man, with the intent that she may have illicit intercourse with any person, or conceals or detains with that intent any such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
  • It is a  Non-cognizable offence which is Bailable in nature and triable by any magistrate.

Additional Information

• IPC Section 498-A: Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
• IPC Section 376: Punishment for rape.