The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow it through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these riviers, 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

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Option – D.

The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow it through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these riviers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into india. This “U” turn is due to