SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today.

Detailed explanation-2: -Due to the internal forces of the Earth, Gondwana broke further. The Indo-Australian plate separated from Gondwana and started drifting northwards. It collided with another plate known as the Eurasian plate. The collision resulted in the folding of the edges of the two plates and the Himalayas were thus formed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Peninsula drifted towards the north and finally collided with the much larger Eurasian Plate. As a result of this collision, the sedimentary rocks which were accumulated in the geosynclines (known as Tethys) got folded and formed the mountain systems of the West Asia and Himalayas.