Question

The northward drift of the Indo- Australian plate resulted in its collision with the much larger Eurasian plate. which of the following was the result of this collision

Answer 1

After separating from the Gondwana land, the Indo-Australian Plate drifted towards the north in the direction of the Eurasian Plate. This resulted in the collision of the two plates, and due to this collision, the sedimentary rocks in the Tethys got folded to form the mountain system of western Asia and the Himalayas.