Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas?

Folding of the earth's crust

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Accumulation of loess deposits

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Folding of the geosyncline

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Faulting of the earth's crust

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Solution

The correct option is C Folding of the geosyncline
Folding of the geosyncline relates to the formation of the Himalayas. The geosynclinal sediments of Tethys sea were squeezed and folded into Alpine-Himalayan mountain chains due to lateral compressive forces caused by the convergence and collision of Eurasian and African-Indian continental plates during Cenozoic Era.

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