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The Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy and Mekong Rivers originate in Tibet’s narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to
(a)
Uplift of folded Himalayan series
(b)
Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
(c)
Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
(d)
Both (a) and (b) above
(B)