Question

Himalayan mountain range falls under which type of mountains?

• A. Block Mountain
• B. Residual Mountain
• C. Accumulated Mountain
• D. Fold Mountain

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Fold Mountain

The Himalayan mountain range is basically the Fold Mountains. It formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today. Fold Mountains occur near convergent or compressional plate boundaries