Question 2833

Match the List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using code given below the lists. LIST - I LIST - II a. Punjab Himalaya 1. Between the rivers Indus and Satluj b. Kumaun Himalaya 2. Between the rivers Kali and Tista c. Nepal Himalaya 3. Between the rivers Tista and Dihang d. Assam Himalaya 4. Between the rivers Satluj and Kali

Answer

a - 1, b - 4, c - 2, d - 3

Why?

The correct answer is a - 1, b - 4, c - 2, d - 3. Key Points The Himalayas can be divided on the basis of regions from west to east. These divisions have been demarcated by river valleys. Punjab Himalayas Punjab Himalaya is located between the Indus and the Satluj rivers . All the major rivers of the Indus river system flow through the Punjab Himalayas. A large portion of the Punjab Himalayas is in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Hence they are also called the Kashmir and Himachal Himalayas . Karakoram, Ladakh, Pir Panjal, Zanskar, and Dhaola Dhar are the major ranges in this section. Kumaun Himalayas It is a west-central section of the Himalayas, which extends 320 km from the Sutlej River east to the Kali River . The range comprises part of the Siwalik Range in the south and part of the Great Himalayas in the north. Nepal Himalayas Nepal Himalayas, the east-central section and highest part of the Himalayan mountain ranges, extends some 800 km from the Kali River east to the Tista River . Assam Himalayas The part lying between Teesta and Dihang rivers is known as the Assam Himalayas. It extends eastward across Sikkim state and Bhutan , into northern Assam and Arunachal Pradesh states, and along the border with Tibet (China).