Which of the following mountain ranges in India are the oldest?

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Which of the following mountain ranges in India are the oldest?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

SSC

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{'himalayas': [5, 0, 3, 4], 'mountain': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'sahyadri': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'vindhyas': [5, 0, 1, 1], 'aravalli': [10, 1, 1, 1]}

Option 1: The Himalayas are a young mountain range in India formed due to the collision of the Indian subcontinent with the Eurasian plate. They are not the oldest.

Option 2: The Vindhyas are a range of mountains in central India, but they are not the oldest.

Option 3: The Aravalli range is the oldest mountain range in India. It is a fold mountain range formed around 1.5 billion years ago and stretches across Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Haryana.

Option 4: The Sahyadri, also known as the Western Ghats, is a mountain range in western India, but it is not the oldest.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 3.

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