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