MPPSC 2014 General Studies Solved Paper-1

(B) Mandla Plant Fossils National Park is a beautiful place located in the Mandla district of the state of Madhya Pradesh. The Park has fossil forms that existed in India between 40 million and 150 million years ago. Mandla is one exquisite place in India where a treasure trove of fossils has been found. It was declared as a National Park in the year 1983. It was found that these fossils were like plants that existed some 65 million years ago. These fossils still exist in seven villages of the district.