When you travel in Himalayas, you will see the following: 1) Deep gorges 2) U-turn river courses 3) Parallel mountain ranges 4) Steep gradients causing land-sliding Which of the above can be said to be the evidences for Himalayas being young fold mountains?

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Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4. Fold mountains results from collision among landmasses which makes point of collision to rise high and forms a mountain. Himalayas are folded mountains as they are formed by folding of rocks along the edges of continents due to force, pressure and collision. Further High Himalayas have rivers with steep gradients that appears from differential uplift of Himalayas where parallel ridges are located, so this makes 1, 2, 3 & 4 correct, hence option D. is correct.

When you travel in Himalayas, you will see the following: 1) Deep gorges 2) U-turn river courses 3) Parallel mountain ranges 4) Steep gradients causing land-sliding Which of the above can be said to be the evidences for Himalayas being young fold mountains?

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