2019 · Q39
North-west part of the Indian peninsula was converted into a great centre of vulcanicity in
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- Athe end of Cretaceous period
- Bthe mid of Cretaceous period
- Cthe start of Cretaceous period
- Dthe whole of Cretaceous period
Explanation
The Deccan Traps - the great volcanic outpouring covering the north-western part of the Indian peninsula - erupted at the end of the Cretaceous period, about 66 million years ago, around the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary. Hence A.