Q. Which of the following statements with regard to the Himalayan Mountain Range is/are correct?
1.It contains the highest peaks on Earth and structurally acts as a young fold mountain barrier.
2.Its western anchor is marked by Namcha Barwa, while its easternmost anchor terminates at Nanga Parbat.
3.The structural width of the range is asymmetrical, varying from 400 kilometers in the west to 150 kilometers in the east.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Himalayas house the planet’s highest peaks (including Mount Everest) and represent a classic collisional mountain belt.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: The western anchor is Nanga Parbat (lying just south of the northernmost bend of the Indus River), and the eastern anchor is Namcha Barwa (located just west of the great bend of the Brahmaputra/Tsangpo River).
- Statement 3 is correct: The Himalayan range exhibits significant structural compression variations from west to east; it narrows considerably towards the east (150 km) compared to its wider western wing (400 km).
