Question

Which of the following statements are correct?

1. A "syntaxial bend of Himadri" refers to the sharp southward bend that the Himalayan mountain range takes at its eastern and western extremities.
2.  Most notably bend near Nanga Parbat in the east and Namcha Barwa (Arunachal Pradesh) in the west.

• A. i only
• B. All
• C. None of these
• D. i, ii

Answer 1

Answer:

A. i only

• A "syntaxial bend of Himadri" refers to the sharp southward bend that the Himalayan mountain range takes at its eastern and western extremities.

•  Most notably near Nanga Parbat in the west and Namcha Barwa (Arunachal Pradesh) in the east.

• Where the mountain ranges abruptly turn south due to the deep gorges carved by rivers like the Indus and Brahmaputra respectively; creating a "knee-like" bend in the mountain chain.