Consider the following information: Region Mountain Range Geomorphological Type 1. Central Asia Vosges Fold Mountain 2. Europe Alps Block Mountain 3. North America Appalachians Fold Mountain 4. South America Andes Fold Mountain In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched? |ForumIAS

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] Only three

[D] All four

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation:

Row 1 is incorrectly matched: The Vosges range is located in Western Europe (France) and represents a Block Mountain (Rift system along the Rhine Graben).
Row 2 is incorrectly matched: The Alps are situated in Europe, but they are Young Fold Mountains formed during the Alpine Orogeny.
Row 3 is correctly matched: The Appalachians in North America are Old Fold Mountains formed during the Paleozoic era.
Row 4 is correctly matched: The Andes in South America are Young Fold Mountains formed by the subduction of the Nazca Plate under the South American Plate.