Q. The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches: Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to [CSAT 2011] (Solved)
1. Uplift of folded Himalayan series
2. Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
3. Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
4. Both (a) and (b) above
- d. Both (a) and (b) above