Mountain Ranges and Hills of South and Central India

Total Questions: 48

21. Indian Oceanists discovered a high mountain with a height of 1505 meter at the bottom of the Arabian sea about 455 km west, South West from Bombay, the mountain is called-y [40th B.P.S.C.(Pre)1995]

Correct Answer: (b) Raman Sagar mountain
Solution:Indian Oceanists have discovered three marine mountain ranges in which one is located in Indian Ocean basin; Second is Sagar Kanya in Eastern Arabian Sea and third one is a high mountain with height of 1505 meter at the bottom of Arabian Sea about 455 km west, south west from Mumbai. This mountain is named after famous scientist C.V. Raman as Raman Sagar mountain

22. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [U.P.S.C.(Pre)2005]

Correct Answer: (a) The Western Ghats are relatively high in their Northern region.
Solution:Anaimudi (2695 meters) is the highest peak of southern India as well as in the Western Ghats in India, located in southern region. Hence, statement (b) is correct. Tapti river lies to the south of Satpura. Hence, Statement (c) is correct. The Rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault.

Hence Narmada, Damodar & Tapti rivers are examples of Indian rift valley. Hence, statement (d) is also correct. Statement (a) is wrong because southern part of Western Ghats is relatively high

23. Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one state in India? [M.P.P.C.S.(Pre)2017, U.P.S.C.(Pre)1995]

Correct Answer: (c) Ajanta
Solution:Ajanta Range: Ajanta Range is located in Maharashtra. It is a mountain range that is spread over only one state. Others are expanded to more than one state.

Satpura Range: The Satpura Range is a range of hills in Central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to the east of Chhattisgarh.

Aravalli Range: The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains in western India running approximately 800 km in northeast direction across the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Haryana ending in Delhi.

Sahyadri Range: Sahyadri Mountain Range or the Western Ghats originates in Gujarat runs parallel to the Western coast and merge with the Nilgiri hill in the south. These hills cover 1500 km and form the catchment area for complex river drainage systems.

24. Western Ghats in Maharashtra and Karnataka is known as- [44th B.P.S.C.(Pre)2000]

Correct Answer: (b) Sahyadri
Solution:Western Ghats is known as Sahyadri in Maharashtra, Goa & Karnataka. The Western Ghats has a high altitudinal variation and the average elevation is 1200 metres.

25. Select from the code given below the correct locational sequence of the following hills proceeding from south to north. [U.P.P.C.S.(Mains)2015]

1. Satmala hills
2. Kaimur hills
3. Pir Panjal Range
4. Naga hills
Code:

ABCD
a2314
b1243
c1234
d4321

 

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:The correct locational sequence from south to north of the given hills is Satmala Hills (Maharashtra), Kaimur Hills (Madhya Pradesh to Bihar), Naga Hills (Indo-Myanmar Border) and Pir Panjal Range (Jammu and Kashmir to Himachal Pradesh).

26. Cardamon Hills lie along the border of the states of- [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl)(Pre)2010, U.P.P.C.S.(Spl)(Pre)2008]

Correct Answer: (c) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Solution:The Cardamom Hills are southern hills of India and part of the southern Western Ghats located in south east Kerala and south west Tamil Nadu in South India. This name comes from the Cardamom spice grown abundantly on these hills. They conjoin the Anaimalai Hills to the north west, the Palni Hills to the north east and the Agasthyamalai Hills to the south.

27. The southernmost range of India is : [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE)2018]

Correct Answer: (c) Cardamom
Solution:The Cardamom hills or Yela Mala is the Southernmost mountain range of India. Located in the Western Ghats, Southeast Kerala and Southwest Tamil Nadu in South India.

Its name comes from the Cardamom spice grown in most part of the hills, cool elevation also supports Pepper and Coffee. The Western Ghats and Periyar sub Cluster including the Cardamom hills are UNESCO World Heritage site.

28. Where are Shevaroy Hills located? [I.A.S. (PRE) 2007]

Correct Answer: (d) Tamil Nadu
Solution:Shevaroy Hills are located in the Salem town of Tamil Nadu. The height of Shevaroy Hills is about 4000 to 5000 feet above sea level. Its total area is about 50 sq. km. The famous 'Yercaud' hill station is situated in these hills.

29. Which one of the following does not lie in Maharashtra? [U.P.P.C.S. (PRE) 2011]

Correct Answer: (c) Mandav Hills
Solution:Balaghat Range, Harishchandra Range & Satmala Hills are expanded in Maharashtra while Mandav Hills are located in Gujarat.

30. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS) 2011]

 

List 1

List 2

a

Garhjat HillsOrissa

b

Mandav HillsMaharashtra

c

Nallamalai HillsAndhra Pradesh

d

Shevaroy HillsTamil Nadu

 

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Mandav Hills are located in Gujarat not in Maharashtra, hence, option (b) is not correctly matched. The Garhjat Hills is a mountain range that stretch into Odisha from the Utkal Plains in the Chotanagpur region of Jharkhand and the Chhattisgarh Plains where Gond tribes reside. Nallamalai Hills are located in Andhra Pradesh and Shevaroy Hills are located in the state of Tamil Nadu.