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Discussion Forum : World Geography - Section 1 (Q.No. 32)
32.

The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?

Volcanic mountains
Residual mountains
Block mountains
Fold mountains
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Aneesha said:   10 years ago
Himalayan mountains are youngest mountains n the world and it formed due to the collision of Indian plates and Eurasian plates. The process is called folding.

Jooly jaiswal said:   1 decade ago
It is actually a kind of complex mountain.

Jooly jaiswal said:   1 decade ago
The Great Himalaya is formed due to collision of Indian plate and Eurasian plate. Since both the plates are continental so that they collide and formed a spectacular mountain, that is called Himalaya.

Sanya said:   1 decade ago
Fold mountains are mountains formed mainly by the effects of folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth's crust.

Ravi said:   1 decade ago
Himalayan mountains are formed due to the folding of plates.

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