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Q. The Himalayas belong to which of the following categories of mountains?
Answer: Fold Mountain
Notes: The rugged, soaring heights of the Himalayas, Andes and Alps are all active fold mountains. The Himalayas stretch through the borders of China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, and Pakistan. The crust beneath the Himalaya, the most towering mountain range on Earth, is still the process of being compressed.

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