Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2022 · Geography · Question 25

Consider the following pairs: Peak - Mountains

  1. Namcha Barwa - Garhwal Himalaya
  2. Nanda Devi - Kumaon Himalaya
  3. Nokrek - Sikkim Himalaya.

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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

Answer

2 only

1. Namcha Barwa – Garhwal Himalaya: Incorrect. Namcha Barwa is in the Eastern Himalaya/Tibet-Arunachal region, not in the Garhwal Himalaya.
2. Nanda Devi – Kumaon Himalaya: Correct. Nanda Devi lies in Uttarakhand and is generally placed in the Kumaon Himalaya in standard Indian geography classification.
3. Nokrek – Sikkim Himalaya: Incorrect. Nokrek is in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, not in the Sikkim Himalaya.
Therefore, only pair 2 is correctly matched.

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