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The youngest ...
Question
The youngest fold mountains in India is _________.
A
Vindhyas
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B
Aravallis
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C
Nilgiris
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D
Himalayas
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Solution
The correct option is D Himalayas The Himalayas, which literally means the abode of snow, is the youngest and the highest range of fold mountains in the world. In India it extends in the east from the borders of Myanmar to where the Indus divides it from the Hindukush and Karakoram ranges, covering a distance of about 2500 km.