Question

Match the following

List-1	List-II
A. Aravali Hills	1. Eastern Ghats
B. Highest Peak of Nilgiris	2. Kondesh Hills
C. Mahendragiri Hills	3. Dodda Betta
D. Western Ghats	4. Malwa Plateau

1. A - 1, B - 3, C - 4, D - 2
2. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1
3. A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2
4. A - 4, B - 1, C - 3, D - 2

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2

The correct answer is A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2.

List-1	List-II
Aravali Hills	Malwa Plateau
Highest Peak of Nilgiris	Dodda Betta
Mahendragiri Hills	Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats	Kondesh Hills

• The Aravalli Range is a mountain range in Northwestern India, running approximately 670 km in a southwest direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana and Rajasthan, and ending in Gujarat.
  • The highest peak is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 meters.
• Malwa Plateau, plateau region in north-central India.
  • It is bounded by the Madhya Bharat Plateau and Bundelkhand Upland to the north, the Vindhya Range to the east and south, and the Gujarat Plains to the west of volcanic origin, the plateau comprises central Madhya Pradesh state and southeastern Rajasthan state.
• Dodda Betta is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri Mountains at 2,637 meters (8,652 feet).
  • 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.
• Mahendragiri is a mountain in the Rayagada subdivision of the district of Gajapati, Odisha, India.
  • It is situated amongst the Eastern Ghats at an elevation of 1,501 meters.
• The Western Ghats is a mountain range that covers an area of 160,000 km² in a stretch of 1,600 km parallel to the western coast of the Indian peninsula, traversing the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.
  • The Western Ghat is a region where there is a high number of species and biodiversity.