Q. Consider the following pairs:
Peak Mountains
1. Namcha Barwa Garhwal Himalaya
2. Nanda Devi Kumaon Himalaya
3. Nokrek Sikkim Himalaya
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Option b is the correct answer.
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched. Namcha Barwa is not situated in Garhwal Himalaya.
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 about 7782 m. Brahmaputra river takes a U turn on reaching Namcha Barwa.
Pair 2 is correctly matched. The part of the Himalayas lying between Satluj and Kali rivers is known as Kumaon Himalayas.
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 surrounding Nanda Devi National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched. Nokrek is not situated in Sikkim Himalaya. Nokrek is the highest peak in West Garo Hills of Meghalaya.
Source:
https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/iess102.pdf PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA page 8
https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/kegy103.pdf DRAINAGE SYSTEM page 27
https://www.britannica.com/place/Kumaun-Himalayas#ref1028016
https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/aspac/nokrek
https://www.meghalayatourism.in/destinations/nokrek-biosphere-reserve/
