Question

Describe how the Himalayas were formed.NCERT Class IXSocial Science - Contemporary IndiaChapter 2. Physical Features of India HimalayasL

Answer 1

When Indo-Australian plate got separated from the Gondwanaland, it started drifting towards north. The northward drift resulted in the collision of the plate with the much larger Eurasian Plate this began 50 million years ago and continues today. Due to this collision, the sedimentary rocks which were accumulated in the geosyncline known as the Tethys were folded to form the mountain system of western Asia and Himalaya.