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The Himalayan mountain range is an example of
Options:
A .  Block mountain
B .  Volcanic mountain
C .  Fold mountain
D .  Residual mountain
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
The Himalayas are among the youngest mountain ranges on the planet and consist mostly of uplifted sedimentary and metamorphic rock.
They are Fold Mountains which were formed due to a continental collision or orogeny along the convergent boundary between the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.

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