Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements regarding the orientation of the Himalayan ranges:

  1. In northwestern India, their general orientation is from northwest to southeast.
  2. In the Darjeeling and Sikkim regions, they extend broadly from east to west.
  3. In Arunachal Pradesh, they are oriented from southwest to northwest.
  4. In Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram, they extend broadly from east to west.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 1, 2 and 3 only
  3. 2 and 4 only
  4. 1, 3 and 4 only
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