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What type of mountains are the Himalayas?

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Correct answer: Fold mountains

The correct answer is fold mountains. The Himalayas formed when the Indian tectonic plate moved northward and collided with the Eurasian plate. Sedimentary layers deposited in the former Tethys Sea were compressed, folded, and uplifted, producing a very high and geologically young mountain system. This continuing plate movement also explains the region’s earthquakes and ongoing uplift. They are not volcanic mountains because their main formation was not caused by lava accumulation; they are not residual hills shaped mainly by long erosion, and sand dunes are wind-deposited features. Therefore, option B correctly identifies the geological type of the Himalayas.

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Indian GeographyHimalayasFold MountainsPlate TectonicsMountains And Plateaus Of IndiaGeneral KnowledgeClass 10 Mcq

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