GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian Himalayan Region is spread across 13 Indian States/Union Territories (namely Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Assam and West Bengal), stretching across 2500 km.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Himalayas (northern zone): The Great Himalayan range (5, 000 to 6, 000 metres) runs along the eastern boundary and is slashed across by the Sutlej. Some of the famous passes in this range are Kangla (5, 248 m), Bara Lacha (4, 512 m), Parang (5, 548 m), Cheni Pass Churah Pangi (4, 400m), and Pin Parvati (4, 802 m).

Detailed explanation-3: -01 Himalayas in Himachal Himachal takes its name from the Himalayas. Himachal literally means Land of snowy mountains. Himalayas, the great mountain system extends almost 2, 500 Km., from North-West to South-East and width of Himalayas is between 250 to 300 Km.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mountain range which runs parallel between the Shiwaliks in the south and the Great Himalaya in north is classified as the Middle Himalaya, sometimes also called Himachal or Lower Himalaya. It has an intricate system of ranges which are 60-80 km wide having elevation varying from 3, 500 to 4, 500 mt above sea level.