Mountain Ranges and Hills of South and Central India

Total Questions: 48

11. The highest peak of the Indian Peninsula is [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre)(2016)]

Correct Answer: (b) Anaimudi
Solution:Anaimudi is the highest peak of Southern India and a part of the Western Ghats mountains, having an elevation of 2,695 meters. It is located in the Ernakulam and Idukki district of Kerala. The name Anamudi means "elephant's head".

General Douglas Hamilton was the first person to record an ascent of Anamudi. The Anamudi Shola National Park is named after the Anamudi peak. The park is known for its shola-grassland ecosystem, which is a type of montane evergreen forest

12. The Narmada and Tapti rivers flank- [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) (2007)]

Correct Answer: (b) Satpura Ranges
Solution:Stapura Range, is part of the Deccan plateau, in central India. The range rise in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to the east of Chhattisgarh.

The Satpura range, means ''Seven Folds'', which forms the watershed between the Narmada (North) and Tapti (South) rivers. Hence, the correct option is (b).

13. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south? [U.P.S.C.(Pre)(2005)]

Correct Answer: (c) Nallamalai Hills-Javadi Hills-Nilgiri Hills-Anaimalai Hills
Solution:Nallamalai Hills are situated between the Krishna River and Pennar river, streched, from north to south, parallel to the Coromandel Coast on the Bay of Bengal. Javadi Hills are located on the Eastern Ghats in the Tirupattur and Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu State.

Renowned as 'Queen of Hills', Nilgiri Hills are located at the junction of Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats. Doddabetta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Hills at 2,637 metres. There are around 15 tribal groups in the Nilgiris.

Among them the Badagas, Kotas, and Todas are the main tribal groups of the region. The Anaimalai or Annamalai Hills form the southern portion of the Western Ghats and span upto the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southern India.

Anaimudi is the highest peak in the Anaimalai Hills at 2695 metres. These four hills are located in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala state in India from north to south. Hence, the correct option is (c).

14. Consider the following relief features: [Jharkhand P.C. S.(Pre)(2016)]

1. Mahadeo Range
2. Maikal Range
3. Chotanagpur Plateau
4. Khasi Hills
The correct west to eastward sequence of the above relief features is

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 2, 3, 4
Solution:West to east sequence of the above relief features is Mahadeo range, Maikal ranges, Chotanagpur plateau and Khasi hills Mahadeo and Maikal ranges are the eastward extension of Satpura range.

Chotanagpur plateau spreads over much of Jharkhand as well as adjacent parts of Chattisgarh, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha. Khasi hills are situated in Meghalaya.

15. At which of the following hills the Eastern Ghats join the Western Ghats? [60th to 62nd B.P.S.C.(Pre)(2016)]

Correct Answer: (c) Nilgiri Hills
Solution:Nilgiri Hills are situated at the meeting point of the Eastern Ghats of the Indian Peninsula. Nilgiri Hills are also known as the Blue Mountains. Its highest peak is Doddabetta (about 2637m). Nilgiri hills are a part of the Western Ghats down in the south and Doda Beta is the highest peak here.

The hills are located at the tri-junction of the states Karnataka, Kerela and Tamil Nadu. These mountains are named after the Neelakurunji flowers (purplish-blue flowers) found in Shola forests of Nilgiri hills.

The vegetation ranges from the Evergreen forests to the Shola Grasslands and thorny bushes. It is the habitat of the endangered species, the Nilgiri Tahr. Todas, Kurumbas, Paniyas and Adiyans are the tribes living here.

The Mudumalai and Waynad wildlife sanctuaries, Bandipore National park, Nagarhole national park, Mukurthi national park and Silent valley national park are a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Bhavani, Moyar, Kabini, Chaliyar and Punampuzha rivers drain these mountains. Pamir Knot (Tibet) is known as the 'Roof of the world'.

16. Doddabetta Peak is situated in: [R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre)(2021)]

Correct Answer: (b) The Niligiri Hills
Solution:Nilgiri Hills are situated at the meeting point of the Eastern Ghats of the Indian Peninsula. Nilgiri Hills are also known as the Blue Mountains. Its highest peak is Doddabetta (about 2637m). Nilgiri hills are a part of the Western Ghats down in the south and Doda Beta is the highest peak here.

The hills are located at the tri-junction of the states Karnataka, Kerela and Tamil Nadu. These mountains are named after the Neelakurunji flowers (purplish-blue flowers) found in Shola forests of Nilgiri hills. The vegetation ranges from the Evergreen forests to the Shola Grasslands and thorny bushes. It is the habitat of the endangered species, the Nilgiri Tahr.

Todas, Kurumbas, Paniyas and Adiyans are the tribes living here. The Mudumalai and Waynad wildlife sanctuaries, Bandipore National park, Nagarhole national park, Mukurthi national park and Silent valley national park are a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Bhavani, Moyar, Kabini, Chaliyar and Punampuzha rivers drain these mountains. Pamir Knot (Tibet) is known as the 'Roof of the world'.

17. Which of the following hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet? [U.P.S.C.(Pre)(2008), 43rd B.P.S.C.(Pre)(1999)]

Correct Answer: (a) Nilgiri Hills
Solution:Nilgiri Hills are situated at the meeting point of the Eastern Ghats of the Indian Peninsula. Nilgiri Hills are also known as the Blue Mountains. Its highest peak is Doddabetta (about 2637m). Nilgiri hills are a part of the Western Ghats down in the south and Doda Beta is the highest peak here.

The hills are located at the tri-junction of the states Karnataka, Kerela and Tamil Nadu. These mountains are named after the Neelakurunji flowers (purplish-blue flowers) found in Shola forests of Nilgiri hills. The vegetation ranges from the Evergreen forests to the Shola Grasslands and thorny bushes. It is the habitat of the endangered species, the Nilgiri Tahr.

Todas, Kurumbas, Paniyas and Adiyans are the tribes living here. The Mudumalai and Waynad wildlife sanctuaries, Bandipore National park, Nagarhole national park, Mukurthi national park and Silent valley national park are a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Bhavani, Moyar, Kabini, Chaliyar and Punampuzha rivers drain these mountains. Pamir Knot (Tibet) is known as the 'Roof of the world'.

18. Which one of the following hills are present where Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats meet? [Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Pre)(2021)]

Correct Answer: (a) Nilgiri Hills
Solution:Nilgiri Hills are situated at the meeting point of the Eastern Ghats of the Indian Peninsula. Nilgiri Hills are also known as the Blue Mountains. Its highest peak is Doddabetta (about 2637m). Nilgiri hills are a part of the Western Ghats down in the south and Doda Beta is the highest peak here.

The hills are located at the tri-junction of the states Karnataka, Kerela and Tamil Nadu. These mountains are named after the Neelakurunji flowers (purplish-blue flowers) found in Shola forests of Nilgiri hills. The vegetation ranges from the Evergreen forests to the Shola Grasslands and thorny bushes. It is the habitat of the endangered species, the Nilgiri Tahr.

Todas, Kurumbas, Paniyas and Adiyans are the tribes living here. The Mudumalai and Waynad wildlife sanctuaries, Bandipore National park, Nagarhole national park, Mukurthi national park and Silent valley national park are a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Bhavani, Moyar, Kabini, Chaliyar and Punampuzha rivers drain these mountains. Pamir Knot (Tibet) is known as the 'Roof of the world'.

19. Which one of the following lies at the junction of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu states? [U.P.P.C.S.(Mains)(2015)]

Correct Answer: (d) Nilgiri Hills
Solution:Nilgiri Hills are part of Western Ghats spreads in western Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala in southern India. Nilgiri hills are a part of the Western Ghats down in the south and Doda Beta is the highest peak here.

The hills are located at the tri-junction of the states Karnataka, Kerela and Tamil Nadu. These mountains are named after the Neelakurunji flowers (purplish-blue flowers) found in Shola forests of Nilgiri hills.

The vegetation ranges from the Evergreen forests to the Shola Grasslands and thorny bushes. It is the habitat of the endangered species, the Nilgiri Tahr. Todas, Kurumbas, Paniyas and Adiyans are the tribes living here.

The Mudumalai and Waynad wildlife sanctuaries, Bandipore National park, Nagarhole national park, Mukurthi national park and Silent valley national park are a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Bhavani, Moyar, Kabini, Chaliyar and Punampuzha rivers drain these mountains. Pamir Knot (Tibet) is known as the 'Roof of the world'.

20. Nilgiri Mountain Range lies in- [Uttarakhand Lower (Pre)(2010)]

Correct Answer: (a) Tamil Nadu
Solution:Nilgiri Hills are part of Western Ghats spreads in western Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala in southern India. Nilgiri hills are a part of the Western Ghats down in the south and Doda Beta is the highest peak here.

The hills are located at the tri-junction of the states Karnataka, Kerela and Tamil Nadu. These mountains are named after the Neelakurunji flowers (purplish-blue flowers) found in Shola forests of Nilgiri hills. The vegetation ranges from the Evergreen forests to the Shola Grasslands and thorny bushes. It is the habitat of the endangered species, the Nilgiri Tahr.

Todas, Kurumbas, Paniyas and Adiyans are the tribes living here. The Mudumalai and Waynad wildlife sanctuaries, Bandipore National park, Nagarhole national park, Mukurthi national park and Silent valley national park are a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Bhavani, Moyar, Kabini, Chaliyar and Punampuzha rivers drain these mountains. Pamir Knot (Tibet) is known as the 'Roof of the world'.