UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandant Model Paper 5

• Block mountainsare the type of mountains in which the middle part of the mountain is lower and the parts on both sides are higher.
• The middle part is known as the rift valley.
• Black Forest (Germany), Salt Range (Pakistan), Vindhya and Satpura (India) are examples of block mountains.
• TheUralis a fold mountain. Fold mountains are formed because of folds in the rocks due to the internal movements of the earth.