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  1. The Himalayan mountain range is an example of
    1. Volcanic mountain
    2. Residual mountain
    3. Block mountain
    4. Fold mountain
Correct Option: D

The Himalaya 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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