Q37
The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to
A.
Uplift of folded Himalayan series
B.
Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
C.
Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
D.
Both A and B above
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to Uplift of folded Himalayan series and Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas.