Consider the following statements Himalayan mountain range is an example of symmetrical young fold m...........

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Consider the following statements:

Himalayan mountain range is an example of symmetrical young fold mountain.
Block Mountains are associated with converging boundary of plates where as fold mountains are associated with diverging boundary.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Himalayas are young fold mountains: These mountains were formed because of the folding of the earth's crust due to tectonic activity (fold mountains are formed when two tectonic plates collide with one another). Formed by the collision of the Eurasian plates and the Indo-Australian plates due to Continental Drift.

Block Mountains are associated with faulting on a large scale where as fold mountains are associated with converging (destructive) boundary.

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