INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

DRAINAGE OF INDIA

INDIAN DRAINAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is the popularly known as “Roof of the World".
A
Ladakh
B
Karakoram
C
Indira Col
D
Pamir Knot
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pamir knot is popularly called as “Roof of the world” because of its position in very high altitudes. Formed due to the collision of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates, Pamir Mountain is apparently the largest and highest plateau among others in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tibetean Plateau is popularly known as the roof of the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pamir is called a knot because it is the convergence of one of the major mountain ranges of the world including the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, Hindu Kush and the Pamir systems. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-4: -Pamirs, also called Pamir, highland region of Central Asia. The Pamir mountain area centres on the nodal orogenic uplift known as the Pamir Knot, from which several south-central Asian mountain ranges radiate, including the Hindu Kush, the Karakoram Range, the Kunlun Mountains, and the Tien Shan.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is The Pamir Plateau. It is a large plateau in central Asia. It stretches from the Himalayan mountain range in the south to the Taklamakan desert in the north.

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