World Geography Questions (MCQs) for UPSC, State PCS & SSC Examinations


Q.  What is the name of Earth’s first super continent?

a. Pangea
b. Vaalbara
c. Gondwana
d. Columbia


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The earth is 4700 million years old and the earliest super continent Vaalbara started forming around 3600 million years ago.
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