WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The mountains of northern India are called the?
A
Himalayas
B
Caste
C
Rocky Mt.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Himalayas. The Himalayas (from the Sanskrit words hima, “snow, ‘’ and alaya, “abode”), the loftiest mountain system in the world, form the northern limit of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The northernmost range of mountains are the trans-Himalayan Karakoram Mountains that continue from India into Pakistan and China. To the south of the Karakoram Range lie the Zanskar and Ladakh ranges. Some of the highest mountains on earth are found in the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayas consist of parallel mountain ranges: the Sivalik Hills on the south; the Lower Himalayan Range; the Great Himalayas, which is the highest and central range; and the Tibetan Himalayas on the north. The Karakoram are generally considered separate from the Himalayas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans-The Himalayas, the Karakoram Mountains and the North eastern mountain ranges together form the Northern mountains .

Detailed explanation-5: -The Himalayan Mountains form the northern mountain region of India. They are the highest mountain ranges in the world. These mountain ranges start from Pamir Knot in the west and extend up to Purvanchal in the east.

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