Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

In which of the following eras the earth was nearly covered with snow and ice?

Options:

Cretaceous Era

Pliocene Era

Pleistocene Era

Tertiary Era

Correct Answer:

Pleistocene Era

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - Pleistocene Era

The earth was nearly covered with snow and ice in the Pleistocene Era. The Pleistocene is the geological epoch which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the world’s recent period of repeated glaciations.