Which one of the following statements about the Himalayas is NOT corre

Which one of the following statements about the Himalayas is NOT correct ?

They are young fold mountains

They have geosynclinal rocks

Himalayan frontal faults (HFF) separates Himalaya from Tibet

Indus and Sutlej rivers form antecedent drainage in Himalaya

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Statement A is correct: The Himalayas are formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, making them young fold mountains. Statement B is correct: The rocks that form the Himalayas were deposited in the Tethys Sea, which was a large geosyncline before the mountain building began. Statement D is correct: The Indus and Sutlej rivers originated before the uplift of the Himalayas and maintained their courses by cutting down through the rising mountains, thus forming antecedent drainage patterns. Statement C is incorrect: The Himalayan Frontal Fault (HFF), also known as the Main Frontal Thrust (MFT), is the southernmost major fault zone in the Himalayas, separating the Lesser Himalayas and the Siwalik Hills from the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The boundary between the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau is the Indus-Tsangpo Suture Zone (ITSZ).

The Himalayan Frontal Fault separates the Himalayas from the Indo-Gangetic Plain, not from Tibet.

The Himalayas are structured by several major fault zones running roughly parallel to the mountain range. From south to north, these include the Main Frontal Thrust (MFT or HFF), Main Boundary Thrust (MBT), Main Central Thrust (MCT), and the Indus-Tsangpo Suture Zone (ITSZ). The ITSZ marks the collision boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plates and separates the Trans-Himalaya (part of Tibet) from the Great Himalayas.

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