GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

On which continent would you find India and the Himalaya Mountains?

A	North America
B	Europe
C	Asia
D	South America

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Rivers: The Himalayas are the source for the Indus, the Yangtze and the Ganga-Brahmaputra. All three are major river systems for the continent of Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Himalayan Mountains form a natural barrier between India and China. The Himalayas include nine of the world’s ten tallest mountain peaks (including the very tallest, Mount Everest). No other mountain range in the world is as high as the Himalayas!

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Himalayan Region (abbreviated to IHR) is the section of the Himalayas within the Republic of India, spanning seven Indian states and union territories, namely Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh.

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