Geography
Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
- Young fold mountains: Himalayas, Alps
- Old fold mountains : Urals, Aravalli
- Residual mountains : Nilgiri, Rajmahal Hills
- All of the above.
Related Questions
Which amongst the following are highly eroded by the agents of gradation and have gentler slopes, rounded tops and sculptured domes?
- Young fold mountains
- Old fold mountains
- Residual mountains
- Volcanic plateaus
Mountains which are subjected to weathering and erosion for a long time are lowered down:
- Old fold mountains
- Volcanic plateaus
- Relict mountains
- Intermontane plateaus
Assertion (A): The forces of faulting lead to the formation of block mountains.
Reason (R): Block mountains are often separated by intervening basins called graben.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
The Coromandel plains along the east coast of India were formed as a result of two different activities. Name them.
- Subsidence, deposition
- Subsidence, erosion
- Upliftment, deposition
- Upliftment, erosion