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Question : The Himalayan Mountain range was formed by the collision of ______.

Option 1: African Plate and Australian Plate

Option 2: Indian Plate and African Plate

Option 3: Eurasian Plate and African Plate

Option 4: Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate


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Correct Answer: Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate


Solution : The correct answer is the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate .

The Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate colliding 50 million years ago and continuing to this day has resulted in the formation of the Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau. Two hundred twenty-five million years ago, the Tethys Ocean split India, a large island off the coast of Australia, from Asia.

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