INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

DRAINAGE OF INDIA

THE INDUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This mountain range separates India from the rest of Asia.
A
Alps
B
Carpathian
C
Himalayas
D
Indialius
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, the Himalayas, also called the Himalayan range, forms a barrier separating the subcontinent from Asia. > The Himalayas are a continuous range of young fold mountains. These fold mountains were formed when the Indian tectonic plate subducted under the Eurasian plate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The subcontinent is separated from the rest of Asia by the towering Himalayas and Hindu Kush, two mountain ranges to the north.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayas largely separate China and Tibet from Bhutan, Nepal, India, and Pakistan. This mountain system is divided into three different regions: Greater Himalayas, Lesser Himalayas, and Outer Himalayas.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Himalayas [This Dynamic Earth, USGS]

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