The Himalayas are formed due to ........

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The Himalayas are formed due to:

internal pressure of two large land forms

faulting of the earth‘s crust

folding of the earth‘s crust

folding of the geo-syncline named Tethys

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Explanation:

The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today. 225 million years ago (Ma) India was a large island situated off the Australian coast and separated from Asia by the Tethys Ocean.