Which one of the following is not a major tectonic plate?

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Q: 61 (CDS-II/2020)

Which one of the following is not a major tectonic plate?

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Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,22,10,22,6,2,2

The correct answer is option 1: Saudi Arabian plate is not a major tectonic plate.

Tectonic plates are large, rigid pieces of the Earth`s lithosphere that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle and cover the entire surface of the Earth. There are seven major tectonic plates: the Pacific plate, North American plate, Eurasian plate, African plate, Indo-Australian plate, Antarctic plate, and South American plate.

Option 1, the Saudi Arabian plate, is not listed as one of the major tectonic plates. The Arabian plate is a smaller plate that includes the Arabian Peninsula and parts of the surrounding region, not a major tectonic plate.

Option 2, Antarctica and the surrounding oceanic plate, is a major tectonic plate known as the Antarctic plate. It is one of the seven main plates and covers the continent of Antarctica as well as the surrounding oceanic region.

Option 3, the India-Australia-New Zealand plate, is also a major tectonic plate known as the Indo-Australian plate. It includes the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Southeast Asia.

Option 4, the Pacific plate, is another major tectonic plate. It is the largest of all the

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