UPSC Prelims 2017 – Question 58

Here is Question No. 58 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2017

Q58. Considered the following statements:

1. In India, the Himalayas are spread over five States only.
2. Western Ghats are spread over five States only.
3. Pulicat Lake is spread over two States only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only

The Correct Answer is 3 only. 

• The Indian Himalayan Region spans 12 Indian states (namely Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, two districts of Assam namely Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong and Darjeeling and Kalimpong in West Bengal). Hence, statement 1 is not correct. 
• The Western Ghats are found in six different states: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. Hence, statement 2 is not correct. 
• Pulicat Lake is India’s second-largest brackish water lake, spanning two states: Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Hence, statement 3 is correct. 

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