Question

In which part of India are the Garo Hills located?
1. North
2. North-East
3. South
4. South-West

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : North-East

The correct answer is North-East.

• Garo Hills, physiographic region, western Meghalaya state, northeastern India.
• It comprises the western margin of the Shillong Plateau and rises to a top elevation of about 4,600 feet (1,400 meters).
• Drained by various tributaries of the Brahmaputra River, it has extremely high rainfall and is heavily forested.
• They are inhabited mainly by tribal dwellers, the majority of whom are Garo people.
• It is one of the wettest places in the world.
• The range is part of the Meghalaya subtropical forests ecoregion.

• The Sivalik Hills, also known as the Shiwalik Hills and Churia Hills.
  • These are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches from the Indus River about 2,400 km eastwards close to the Brahmaputra River, spanning across the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.
  • Shivalik region is located between 28 0 57' 16" and 34 0 10' 48" N latitudes and 73 0 29' 24" and 80 0 14' 23" E longitudes in the north-western part of India stretching from Jammu & Kashmir in the north-west to Uttarakhand and it passes south-easterly through Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.

• Bundi is famous for its monuments and especially its fort, which preserves the glorious legacy of its erstwhile Rajput rulers.
  • The Taragarh fort, built-in 1354, with its imposing structure of stone, is situated on a steep hill and has massive battlements and ramparts.
  • Bundi is famous for its waterworks.
  • Bundi takes its name from the Bando Naal or the narrow passage, between the rugged hills.
• The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas.
  • The Siachen glacier demarcates central Asia from the Indian subcontinent and separates Pakistan from China in the region.
  • Due to its control over Saltoro Ride, India is better placed to strike a bargain while settling bilateral territorial disputes with Pakistan in the future.
• Mahadeo Hills, sandstone hills located in the northern part of the Satpura Range, in southern Madhya Pradesh state, central India.
  • The hills have small plateaus and steep scarps that were formed during the Carboniferous Period.