PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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between 3, 700 and 4, 500 metres
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between 3, 500 and 4, 000 metres
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Both the options are wrong.
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Great or Inner Himalayas or the ‘Himadri’: The northernmost range. The range lying to the south of the Himadri is known as Himachal or lesser Himalaya: It forms the most rugged mountain system. The altitude varies between 3, 700 and 4, 500 meters and the average width is 50 Km.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though only 10 miles (16 km) wide in places, the range has an average elevation of 3, 000 to 4, 000 feet (900 to 1, 200 metres). It rises abruptly from the plain of the Indus and Ganges (Ganga) rivers (south) and parallels the main range of the Himalayas (north), from which it is separated by valleys.
Detailed explanation-3: -The altitude varies between 3, 700 and 4, 500 metres and the average width is of 50 Km. This range consists of the famous valley of Kashmir, the Kangra and Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-4: -Statement 1 is correct: Shiwalik is the outermost range of the Himalayas.It extends over a width of 10-50 Km and has an altitude varying between 900 and 1100 metres.