GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Block mountain
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Fold mountain
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Volcanic mountain
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Residual mountain
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fold mountains are the most common type of mountain in the world. The rugged, soaring heights of the Himalayas, Andes, and Alps are all active fold mountains. The Himalayas stretch through the borders of China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, and Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Block mountains are formed due to faulting of earth crust. 3. Andes, Rocky mountains and Himalayas are fold mountains and they also represent relatively younger formation.
Detailed explanation-3: -The rugged and soaring heights of Himalayas is an active fold mountains. Through the borders of Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan, Himalayas stretch. Around fifty years ago, the clash between the Indian plate and Eurasian plate caused the formation of the Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau.