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प्रश्न
Write a note on the characteristics of folded mountains.
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उत्तर
Folded mountains are formed by the forces of compression and contortion resulting in a series of synclines and anticlines, later on undergoing various erosive forces. All the highest mountain systems are example of folded mountains made of sedimentary rocks.
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