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Assertion: The Himalayas were formed due to the collision of tectonic plates.
Reason: Indian plate moved northwards and pushed beneath the Eurasian Plate leading to the compression of sediments in the Tethys Sea.
Options
Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
Assertion is true and Reason is false.
Assertion is false and Reason is true.
Solution
Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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