Cuddapah Supergroup

                                       GEOLOGY GENERAL INFORMATION
Geology : Study of earth
Oldest mountains in India : Aravalli
Youngest mountans in India: Himalayas
Tirumala hills are a part of Eastern Ghats
Sahyadri is a part of Western Ghats
Study of soil is pedology
Study of rocks is petrology
Fossils age is calculated by carbon dating method
Most common type of rain in India is Orographic rain
In Rajasthan in spite of presence of Aravalli, rain fall is less as clouds run parallel to Aravalli

            47th Orientation Programme at JNTU Hyderabad with Professor Vishwanatham