Here is Question No. 25 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2022.
Q25. Consider the following pairs:
Peak Mountains
- Namcha Barwa Garhwal Himalaya
- Nanda Devi Kumaon Himalaya
- Nokrek Sikkim Himalaya
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3
d) 3 only
Answer – B
- Pair 1 incorrectly matched– Namcha Barwa Himal, also known as Namjagbarwa syntaxis or Namjagbarwa Group Complex, is the easternmost section of the Himalayas in southeastern Tibet and northeastern India. This section spans 180 km from the headwaters of the Siyom River on the international border NE into Tibet to the canyon of the Yarlung Tsangpo (the Brahmaputra in India), where the Himalayas are said to end, although high ranges (Hengduan Mountains on China–Myanmar border) actually continue another 300 km east. Namcha Barwa is considered as the Eastern point of the Himalayas. It is located on the extreme east of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The height of Namcha Barwa is around 7782 m. Brahmaputra River takes a U-turn on reaching Namcha Barwa.
- Pair 2 correctly matched– Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal). It is part of the Kumaon Himalayas and is located in the state of Uttarakhand, between the Rishiganga valley on the west and the Goriganga valley on the east. The peak, whose name means “Bliss-Giving Goddess”, is regarded as the patron goddess of the Garhwal and Kumaon Himalayas.
- Pair 3 incorrectly matched. Nokrek is not situated in Sikkim Himalaya. Nokrek is the highest peak in the West Garo Hills of Meghalaya.
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