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UPSC 2024: 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 given information correctly matched?
(a)Only one
(b)Only two
(c)Only three
(d)All four
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Only two
Pamir (Middle Asia), the Appalachian range and the Andes are all products of compressional orogeny and are therefore classified as fold mountains, old in the case of the Appalachians and young in the Pamirs-Andes belt. The Alps, however, are also young fold mountains, not an ancient block mountain; hence only 1, 3 and 4 are correctly matched, making three correct entries. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/place/France/The-younger-mountains-and-adjacent-plains?utm_source=openai))
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