2017 · Q102
Which one of the following statements about the Himalayas is NOT correct?
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- AThey are young fold mountains
- BThey have geosynclinal rocks
- CHimalayan frontal faults (HFF) separates Himalaya from Tibet
- DIndus and Sutlej rivers form antecedent drainage in Himalaya
Explanation
The Himalayas are young fold mountains with geosynclinal (Tethyan) rocks, and the Indus and Sutlej are antecedent rivers – both correct. But it is the Indus–Tsangpo Suture Zone, not the Himalayan Frontal Fault, that separates the Himalaya from Tibet; the Frontal Fault marks the foothills–plains boundary. Hence (C) is the statement that is NOT correct.