Question

Which of the following facts is not true about the Himalayas?
1. The Himalayas were formed as result of the tectonic plate movements that collided India into Tibet.
2. Mount Everest was named after a British Surveyor, Sir George Everest.
3. The Himalayas are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the planet.
4. The Nepalese call Mount Everest Sagarmatha or Goddess of Universe or Forehead of the Sky.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : The Himalayas are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the planet.

The incorrect statement is The Himalayas are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the planet.

• The Himalayas stretch across the northern portion of India, from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunanchal Pradesh.
• They cover approximately 1,500 mi (2,400 km) and pass through the nations of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Bhutan and Nepal.

• The Himalayas are the result of tectonic plate motions that collided India into Tibet.
  • This mountain ranges began to form between 40 and 50 million years ago.
  • Since both these continental landmasses have about the same rock density, this led to formation of young fold mountains.
• These are one of the youngest mountain ranges on the planet.
• Mt. Everest was named after Colonel Sir George Everest who was a British surveyor.
• The Nepalese call Mt. Everest “Samgarmatha” which can be translated as “Goddess of the Universe” or “Forehead of the Sky.”

• In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay were the first people to successfully climb to the summit of Everest.
• The Himalayas cover approximately 75% of Nepal.