Consider the following statements in context of ldquo Roof of World rdquo Tibetan plateau 1 nbs...........

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Consider the following statements in context of “Roof of World”, Tibetan plateau.

1. It is largest plateau in world

2. Eurasian plate subducts below the Tibetan plateau which is pushing it upwards

3. Kunlun Range separates it from the Tarim Basin

4. Ladakh is part of Tibetan plateau

Which of the statements mentioned above is incorrect?

None

2 only

1 and 2

3 only

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Explanation:

1. The largest and highest plateau in the world is the Tibetan Plateau, sometimes metaphorically described as the "roof of the world", which is still being formed by the collisions of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates.

2. Second statement is incorrect.

3. The Tibetan Plateau is surrounded by massive mountain ranges. The plateau is bordered to the south by the inner Himalayan range, to the north by the Kunlun Range which separates it from the Tarim Basin, and to the northeast by the Qilian Range which separates the plateau from the Hexi Corridor and Gobi Desert.

4. Tibetan plateau covers Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province in western China, as well as part of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir state of India.