Question 30 of 53Geography

The Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper courses. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U’’ turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to

AUplift of folded Himalayan series
BSyntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
CGeo-Tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
DBoth (a) and (b)

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38 words hidden ... producing the famous U-turn as it enters India. This is a classic example of the interaction between antecedent ... 35 words hidden