UPSC Geography Climate / जलवायु Question Bank Physiography and Climate of India

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    Match the following
    List-I (Peaks) List-II (Range)
    A. Gurushikhar 1. Anaimala
    B. Doddabetta 2. Aravali
    C. Anamudi 3. Nilgiri
    D. Dhupgarh 4. Satpura

    A)             A-2       B-1       C-3       D-4

    B)             A-2       B-3       C-1       D-4

    C)             A-2       B-4       C-3       D-1

    D)             A-3       B-2       C-1       D-4

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Guru Shikhar, a peak in the Arbuda Mountains of Rajasthan. is the highest point of the Aravali Range. It rises to an elevation of 1.722 metres. Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills at 2,637 metres. There is a reserved forest­ area around the peak. It is 9 km from Ooty, on the Ooty- Kotagiri Road in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India. Anamudi or Anai Mudi is a mountain located in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and South India, at an elevation of 2,695 metres, and a topographic prominence of 2,479 metres. Mount Dhupgarh or Dhoopgarh is the highest point in the Satpura Range and in Madhya Pradesh, India. Located in Pachmarhi, it has an elevation of 1,350 metres.


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