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Prelims 2024 · Geography · Question 60

Consider the following information: Region - Name of the mountain range - Type of mountain: 1. Central Asia - Vosges - Fold mountain 2. Europe - Alps - Block mountain 3. North America - Appalachians - Fold mountain 4. South America - Andes - Fold mountain. In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four

Answer

Only two

  1. Central Asia – Vosges – Fold mountain: Incorrect. Vosges is in France (Europe) and is generally treated as a block mountain, not a fold mountain.
  2. Europe – Alps – Block mountain: Incorrect. The Alps are classic young fold mountains, not block mountains.
  3. North America – Appalachians – Fold mountain: Correct. The Appalachians are old fold mountains in North America.
  4. South America – Andes – Fold mountain: Correct. The Andes are young fold mountains in South America.

Hence, only two rows are correctly matched.

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