Consider the following statements 1 Himalayan range is bordered on the northwest by the Karakoram an...........

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Consider the following statements:

1. Himalayan range is bordered on the northwest by the Karakoram and the Hindu Kush ranges.

2. The foothills region of Himalayan is called Shiwalik.

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:

The Himalayas are inhabited by 52.7 million people and are spread across five countries: Nepal, India, Bhutan, China and Pakistan. Some of the world's major rivers the Indus, the Ganges and the Brahmaputra (Tsangpo) rise in the Himalayas and their combined drainage basin is home to roughly 600 million people.