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Which of the following plates collided to form the Himalayas?
Which of the following plates collided to form the Himalayas?
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C Indian plate
D Eurasian plate
The Indian plate, which carries the Deccan plateau of south India, pushes the Eurasian plate and keeps buckling and going under it, just around the Himalayan mountains.
In the past, when the Indian plate collided with and started pushing into the Eurasian plate to its north, the mighty Himalayas got their structure.
C Indian plate
D Eurasian plate
The Indian plate, which carries the Deccan plateau of south India, pushes the Eurasian plate and keeps buckling and going under it, just around the Himalayan mountains.
In the past, when the Indian plate collided with and started pushing into the Eurasian plate to its north, the mighty Himalayas got their structure.
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