SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 50

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. fold

• The Indo-Australian Plate was broken up into the Indian Plate and Australian Plate, and subsequently the Indian tectonic plate collided with the Eurasian Plate, forming the Himalayas between 40 and 50 million years ago.
• The Himalayan range is a fold mountan range and is one of the youngest mountain ranges on the planet.
• A fold mountain is formed when two or more of Earth’s tectonic plates are pushed together. This collision presses the boundaries and compress the rocks to become folded, resulting in mountain ranges and hills.