GK
NICKNAMES OF PLACES AND RIVERS
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Nilgris (Tamil Nadu)
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Trivandrum (Kerala)
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Noida (NCR)
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hint: Blue Mountains are located in the mountainous region of Tamil Nadu, southeastern state of India. One of the peaks in this area is the highest point in Tamil Nadu.
Detailed explanation-2: -The term Nilgiris is the English equivalent of Nilagiri, Tamil for Blue Mountains. The strikingly blue colour of the hills is attributed to the clustered bloom of the mass-flowering species ‘Strobilanthes kunthiana’, called ‘Neela kurinji’ in Tamil on the hill-slopes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Phawngpui (Pron: /ˌpʰɔ:ŋˈpʊɪ/), also known as Blue Mountain, is the highest mountain peak in the Mizo Hills (Lushai Hills) and in the state of Mizoram, India, with an elevation of 2157 m. It is in Lawngtlai district, in the southeastern region of Mizoram near the Myanmar border.