Question

The famous hill station ‘Pachmarhi’ in Madhya Pradesh is situated in which of the following mountain ranges? 
1. Aravali mountain range
2. Satpura mountain range
3. Pir Panjal mountain range
4. Shivalik mountain range 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Satpura mountain range

The correct answer is Satpura mountain range.

• The Satpura Range is a range of hills located in central India.
• The range advance in eastern Gujarat state running east through the extreme of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to the east lasting till Chhattisgarh.
• Satpura word is derived from Sanskrit word Satpura which means Seven Mountains.
• The Narmada River emerges from the north-eastern end of Satpura in Amarkantak, and flows in the depression between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges, draining the northern slope of the Satpura range, flowing west towards the Arabian Sea.
• Satpura ranges are densely forest-covered but gradually decreasing due to deforestation.
• Aravali mountain range is a mountain range in Northwestern India, running approximately 670 km in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana and Rajasthan, and ending in Gujarat.
• The highest peak is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 metres.
• Pir Panjal mountain range is a group of mountain ranges in the Lesser Himalayas.
• Its highest peak is Manimahesh Kailash Peak.
• Shivalik mountain range is also known as the Shivalik Hills and Churia Hills.