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Which of the following pairs related to the types of mountains is/are correctly matched?

Types of MountainsFormation
1. Block MountainsThey are formed due to faulting and folding.
2. Volcanic MountainThey are formed due to the denudation of material ejected from fissures in the Earth’s crust. 
3. Residual MountainThey are formed due to erosion.

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Block Mountains are formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other causing cracks on the surface of the Earth. When parallel cracks or faults occur, the strip of land or the block of land between them may be raised resulting in the formation of block mountains. The upward block is called a horst. Examples, Black Forest and the Vosges of Rhine.

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