Consider the following pairs: Pair Peak Regional Himalayan Division 1. Namcha Barwa Garhwal Himalaya 2. Nanda Devi Kumaon Himalaya 3. Nokrek Sikkim Himalaya Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2

[B] 2 only

[C] 1 and 3

[D] 3 only

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation:

Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: Namcha Barwa is located in the Trans-Himalayas / Assam-Arunachal Himalaya zone in Tibet/Arunachal border region.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: Nanda Devi is the highest peak situated entirely within India, located in the Kumaon/Uttarakhand Himalayas.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Nokrek is the highest peak of the Garo Hills in the Shillong Plateau (Meghalaya).