GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Satpura mountains
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Shiwaliks
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Gharo hills
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Khazi hills
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first range of Himalayas to the North of Ganga Plains is the Shiwaliks. The Shivalik Hills is a mountain range of the outer Himalayas. The hills consist of 6000 meters of layered rocks. They are known as the sub-Himalayas or the foothills and were formed by the erosion caused by the rise of the Himalayas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Outer Himalayas are called Siwalik likewise spelt as Shiwalik, they are the sub-Himalayan range of the northern Indian subcontinent. It expands west-northwestward for an extra 1, 000 miles from the Tisza River in Sikkim state through Nepal, across northwestern India, and into northern Pakistan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The outermost range of the Himalayas is called the Outer Himalayas or Shiwaliks. 2. They extend over a width of 10-50 km. 3. Their altitude varies between 900-1100 metres.