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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer List I List II 1. Nilgiri i. Sagarmatha 2. Satpura ii. Mt. Abu 3. Aravalli iii. Dhupgarh 4. Himalaya iv. Doddabetta1. 1 - iii, 2 - iv, 3 - i, 4 - ii2. 1 - i, 2 - ii, 3 - iii, 4 - iv3. 1 - iv, 2 - iii, 3 - ii, 4 - i4. 1 - iii, 2 - iv, 3 - ii, 4 - i

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1 - iv, 2 - iii, 3 - ii, 4 - i

The correct answer is 1 - iv, 2 - iii, 3 - ii, 4 - i.

  • Nilgiri Hills are situated in Tamil Nadu.
    • Doddabetta is the highest peak of the Nilgiri hills.
    • Nilgiri hills are a part of the Western Ghats.
    • The hills are located at the tri-junction of the states Karnataka, Kerela, and Tamil Nadu.
    • These mountains are named after the Neelakurunji flowers (purplish-blue flowers) found in the Shola forests of Nilgiri hills.
    • Nilgiri Hills are known as the Blue Mountains.
  • Satpura range comprises Satpura, Mahadeo hills, and Maikala hills.
    • Dhoopgarh is the highest peak of Mahadeo hills (Satpura ranges) located in Madhya Pradesh.
    • The Satpura range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and ends in Chhattisgarh.
  • Mount Abu is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan state in western India. 
    • It is located in the Sirohi district.
    • The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar, at 1722 meters above sea level.
    • It is referred to as ‘an oasis in the desert, as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests.
  • Mt. Everest is the highest peak in the world with a height of 8840 meters above the mean sea level.
    • It is known as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Chomolungma in Tibet.
    • It is named after a Surveyor General of India George Everest.
    • The peak is located in the Mahalangur sub-range of the Himalayas.


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