Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Himalayas are still rising.
Reason (R) : The Indian tectonic plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

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Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).”.

The Himalayas are still experiencing tectonic uplift because the Indian plate is still moving northwards and colliding with the Eurasian plate. This ongoing collision leads to the rising of the Himalayan mountain range.

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